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loin

noun
🔊/lɔɪn/
🔊/lɔɪn/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail（动物的）腰肉
    • loin of pork猪后腰肉
    Topics Foodc2
  2. loins
     [plural] (old-fashioned) the part of the body between the middle part and the tops of the legs腰部；后腰
  3. loins
     [plural] (literary) a person’s sex organs（人的）性器官，阴部，下身
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French loigne, based on Latin lumbus.
Idioms
gird (up) your loins
  1. (literary or humorous) to get ready to do something difficult准备从事（艰苦的工作）；准备行动
    • The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market.公司正准备打入海外市场。🔊🔊