waist

waist /weist/
  • danh từ
    • chỗ thắt lưng
      • up (down) to the waist: đến thắt lưng
      • waist measurement: vòng thắt lưng
      • to grip round the waist: ôm ngang lưng (đánh vật)
    • chỗ eo, chỗ thắt lại
      • the waist of a violin: chỗ thắt lại của chiếc viôlông
    • vạt trên (của áo); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) áo chẽn (của phụ nữ)

Xem thêm: waistline, shank



waist

Từ điển Collocation

waist noun

1 part around the middle of the body

ADJ. narrow, neat, slender, slim, small, tiny | 34-inch, etc.

WAIST + NOUN height

PREP. about/around/round the/your ~ She wore a broad belt about her waist.

PHRASES from the waist down/up A large towel covered him from the waist down. | stripped to the waist, waist-deep/-high Where we were standing, the lake was waist-deep.

2 part of a piece of clothing that goes round the waist

ADJ. high, low | belted, drawstring, elasticated | tight | 34-inch, etc. These jeans have a 32-inch waist.

WAIST + NOUN measurement, size | pocket

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips; waistline
  • the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole; shank

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

waists
syn.: shank waistline