Waist

(noun.) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

校对:玛吉

• Mary Chivers's mighty feats of athleticism could not have been performed with the twenty-inch waist that May Archer's azure sash so easily spanned. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The rope was accordingly tied round his waist, and the work proceeded. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The flaps of his waist-coat came half-way down his thighs, and the ends of his cravat reached to his waist. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I don't think he put his arm round my waist to support me--but I am not sure. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Mr. Bumble made no reply; but in a slow and dignified manner, put his arm round the matron's waist. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• So trim her waist, her cap, her dress--I wondered how they had all been manufactured. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• They would not measure round the waist more than so much--describing to me the circumference with his hands. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Then her arms slipped from about my waist and she was gone. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• When the dinner-bell rang she went downstairs with her arm round her friend's waist, as is the habit of young ladies. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She knew he was consumptive, his cheeks were so red and he was so uncommon thin in the waist. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The men had to wade in water up to their waists. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Henry joined in the lesson; the two scholars stood opposite the master, their arms round each other's waists. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You never know where to expect their waists. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mrs. Murray made it, and it's sure to be right; it may be a straw's breadth shorter or longer-waisted, according to my having grown fat or thin. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Mary Chivers was as tall and fair as her mother, but large-waisted, flat-chested and slightly slouching, as the altered fashion required. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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