/lɔɪn; lɔɪn/
n
1 [C] (anatomy 解) side and back of the body between the ribs and the hip-bone 腰; 腰部.
2 [C, U] (joint of) meat from this part of an animal （动物的）腰肉, 脊背肉
*some loin of pork 猪脊背肉.
3 loins [pl] (dated 旧)
(a) lower part of the body on both sides below the waist and above the legs 胯.
(b) (euph 婉) reproductive organs 下身.
4 (idm 习语) gird one's loins => gird.


从动物的一侧和后背上肋骨和尾部之间切下来的肉块

n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: loigne, from Latin lumbus]
loins [plural]literary
the part of your body below your waist and above your legs, which includes your sexual organs
[U and C]
a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal's back
　roast loin of pork
→gird (up) your loinsatgird


a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump