crouch

英 [kraʊtʃ]

美 [kraʊtʃ]

v.  蹲; 蹲下; 蹲伏
n.  蹲着的姿势

过去式：crouched　现在分词：crouching　过去分词：crouched　第三人称单数：crouches　

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短语动词

短语用例

crouch over sb/sth

• 俯身接近
  to bend over sb/sth so that you are very close to them or it
  1. He crouched down beside her.
     他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  2. Doyle crouched behind a hedge.
     多伊尔蹲在篱笆后面。

牛津词典

verb

• 蹲；蹲下；蹲伏
  to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you
  1. He crouched down beside her.
     他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  2. Doyle crouched behind a hedge.
     多伊尔蹲在篱笆后面。

noun

• 蹲着的姿势
  a crouching position
  1. She dropped to a crouch.
     她俯身蹲了下来。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 蹲;蹲伏
  If youare crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
  1. We were crouching in the bushes...
     我们蹲在树丛里。
  2. I crouched on the ground...
     我蹲在地上。
  3. The man was crouched behind the Mercedes.
     那个男人蹲在那辆梅塞德斯车后。
  4. Crouchis also a noun.
     
  5. They walked in a crouch, each bent over close to the ground.
     他们每个人都俯身贴近地面蹲伏着前进。
  6. Crouch downmeans the same ascrouch.
     crouch down 同 crouch
  7. He crouched down and reached under the mattress...
     他蹲下，把手伸到床垫下面。
  8. He crouched down beside him.
     他在他的旁边蹲下来。
• VERB 俯身接近
  If youcrouch oversomething, you bend over it so that you are very near to it.
  1. Meantime, here I crouch over a cup of tea in my unheated study.
     与此同时，在没有暖气的书房里，我只能就着一杯茶取暖。
  2. ...sitting crouched over the steering wheel.
     俯身坐在方向盘前

英英释义

noun

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

verb

• sit on one's heels
  1. In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
  2. The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
  Synonym:squatscrunchscrunch uphunkerhunker down
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  1. he crouched down
  2. She bowed before the Queen
  3. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
  Synonym:stoopbendbow

双语例句

• Meanwhile, Liverpool striker Peter Crouch does not feel his England place is under threat from available-again Wayne rooney.
  与此同时，利物浦前锋克劳奇表示他认为维恩。鲁尼的复出不会威胁到他在英格兰队中的位置。
• It's no good having Peter Crouch if you can't get the ball to him in the air.
  如果你有克劳奇的话当然需要这样的传球者。
• The fielders crouch around the batsman's wicket.
  防守队员蹲伏在击球手守卫的三柱门周围。
• A front two of Torres and Peter Crouch came in third with nine per cent. As soon as Tom disappeared, Jason and Peter took the pieces of white cloth off their faces and walked slowly down the passage.
  而托雷斯与彼得？克劳奇的这对组合位列第三，他们获得了9%的支持。汤姆一消失，詹森和彼得就摘下了脸上的那片白布，慢慢地走下通道。
• I crouch down to examine the outside of the box.
  我蹲下来仔细检查盒子外面，很清楚的写着“美国制造”。
• Instead you should crouch down to minimise the area in contact between you and the ground.
  应该蹲著并尽量减少与地面接触的面积。
• We were crouching in the bushes
  我们蹲在树丛里。
• A long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point.
  长毛狗，以前被训练蹲伏在猎物上但现在用于指示猎物位置。
• The Israelis are also in a defensive crouch.
  以色列人也采取了守势。
• "Peter Crouch is a very good professional," said the manager.
  “克劳奇是一个很职业的球员，”贝尼特斯说。