waist

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n. 腰部, 腰 [医] 腰

发音

US /weɪst/
其它 /weɪst/

词形变化

waists 复数 waists

别名

waste wast

教材释义与例句

名词

腰，腰部

the narrow part in the middle of the human body

The skirt was too big around the waist.

那条裙子腰围太大。

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

    腰

    腰部

    医学
  2. 2.

    A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.

  3. 3.

    The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).

  4. 4.

    The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

  5. 5.

    That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

    航海 交通
  6. 6.

    The middle part of anything.

    The waist of a bell widens into the lip.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

shank waistline

上位词 4

part area region portion

下位词 1

wasp waist

整体词 4

body trunk sole torso

相关短语

waist cincher waist chain waist chains waist cinchers waist overalls waist bag waist bags waist card waist cards shirt waist empire waist wasp waist n. 蜂腰, 细腰 paperbag waist emancipation waist strip to the waist

词源

Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”). Cognate with Middle English wacste (“growth, increase, might, power”), Middle High German wahst (“growth”), Danish vækst (“growth”), Swedish växt (“growth, development, size”), Icelandic vöxtur (“growth”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus, “growth”). Related to Old English weaxan (“to grow, increase”). More at wax.

来源：wiktionary