the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips
腰，腰部。
the circumference of this
腰围
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her waist has reduced from 35 to 28 inches .她的腰围从３５英寸缩小到了２８英寸。
a narrowing of the trunk of the body at this point
（收细的）腰身
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the last time you had a waist was around 1978 .你上次还显出腰身的时候大约是在１９７８年。
the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist
（衣服的）腰部。
the point at which a garment is shaped so as to narrow between the ribcage and the hips
（衣服）腰部收缩点
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a jacket with a high waist .高腰身的上衣。
〈美〉 女衬衫；紧身胸衣。
a narrow part in the middle of anything, such as a violin, an hourglass, the body of a wasp, etc.
（提琴、沙漏等的）中间细部；（黄蜂等的）细腰。
the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck
（船的）腰部。
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waistn.腰；腰部；腰围；腰身；腰部收缩点；女衬衫；紧身胸衣；中间细部；细腰
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waitv.等候；等待；迫不及待；侍候进餐；当侍者；等着；推迟；在路边临时停车；等候…的时机
"late Middle English： apparently representing an Old English word from the Germanic root of
