crouch
翻译
蹲伏, 蜷缩
例句
He crouched down to look under the car.
他蹲下身子看车底。
The cat crouched in the bushes, ready to pounce.
猫蹲伏在灌木丛中,准备猛扑过去。
语法模式
((to crouch)) (蹲伏)弯曲膝盖放低身体 He crouched behind the wall.
((to crouch down)) (蹲下)完全放低身体 She crouched down to talk to the child.
近义词
同义词:squat, hunker down, stoop
词源
词源:来自古法语 'crochir',意为“变弯”,与 'crook'(弯曲物)有关。
记忆技巧
想象一只老虎在猛扑前蹲伏的样子,或者棒球接手。