crouch
翻譯
蹲伏, 蜷縮
例句
He crouched down to look under the car.
他蹲下身子看車底。
The cat crouched in the bushes, ready to pounce.
貓蹲伏在灌木叢中,準備猛撲過去。
文法模式
((to crouch)) (蹲伏)彎曲膝蓋放低身體 He crouched behind the wall.
((to crouch down)) (蹲下)完全放低身體 She crouched down to talk to the child.
近義詞
同義詞:squat, hunker down, stoop
詞源
詞源:來自古法語 'crochir',意為「變彎」,與 'crook'(彎曲物)有關。
記憶技巧
想像一隻老虎在猛撲前蹲伏的樣子,或者棒球捕手。