waist /weɪst/ ●●● W3 noun [countableC] → waste1 HBHthe narrow part in the middle of the human body 腰,腰部 The skirt was too big around the waist. 那条裙子腰围太大。
from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body) 上半身/下半身 Lota was paralysed from the waist down. 洛塔下半身瘫痪了。
stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body) 上身赤裸的
slim-waisted/narrow-waisted/thick-waisted (=having a thin, thick etc waist) 腰身苗条的/细腰的/粗腰的
2. DCC[usually singular] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around this part of your body 〔衣服的〕腰身部分
Do not confuse with
waste, which is used as a verb and a noun to talk about using too much of something, or not using it in a sensible way.
不要和 waste 混淆,waste 用作动词和名词,意思是“浪费”。