Deep enough to come up to your waist — used about water, snow, mud, long grass, anything you can stand in. 'We waded waist-deep into the river' means the water reached our middles.

Deep enough to come up to your waist深到會到你的腰部 — used about用來講 water, snow, mud, long grass水、雪、泥巴、長草, anything you can stand in任何你可以站進去的東西。'We waded waist-deep into the river'「We waded waist-deep into the river」 means意思是 the water reached our middles水淹到我們的腰部。

It works as an adjective before a noun ('waist-deep snow') and as an adverb after the verb ('he stood waist-deep in the sea'). English has a whole family built the same way: ankle-deep, knee-deep, chest-deep, waist-deep.

It它 works as an adjective before a noun可以當形容詞放在名詞前面 ('waist-deep snow')（'waist-deep snow'） and而 as an adverb after the verb也可以當副詞放在動詞後面 ('he stood waist-deep in the sea')（'he stood waist-deep in the sea'）。English英文 has a whole family built the same way有一整組用同樣方式構成的字: ankle-deep, knee-deep, chest-deep, waist-deepankle-deep, knee-deep, chest-deep, waist-deep。

People also use it for a feeling — 'waist-deep in paperwork' means buried in it, though 'knee-deep' and 'neck-deep' are more common for that.

People人們 also use it也會用它 for a feeling來講一種感覺 — 'waist-deep in paperwork'「waist-deep in paperwork」 means意思是 buried in it被埋在裡面, though不過 'knee-deep' and 'neck-deep'「knee-deep」和「neck-deep」 are more common for that講這種情況更常用。

Whose waist? The speaker's, or whoever is standing there — so it is a rough measure, not a number, and that is exactly why people like it: you feel the depth instead of counting it.

Whose waist誰的腰? The speaker's說話者的, or whoever is standing there或是站在那裡的任何人 — so所以 it is a rough measure是一種粗略的測量, not a number而不是一個確切的數字, and而 that is exactly why people like it這正是人們喜歡用它的原因: you你 feel the depth感受深度 instead of counting it而不是去計算它。