1 VERB 蹲;蹲坐 If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. 蹲;蹲坐
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He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees. [VERB]
他蹲在那儿,双膝的伤痛得他直哼哼。
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We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down. [VERB]
我们蹲在水池旁,看着潜水者慢慢沉下水。
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He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys. [VERB + on]
他走过来,蹲下身,抬头看着这些男孩。
SYN crouch down, sit on your heels, hunker down [US , informal] , sit on your haunches
Squat down means the same as
squat .
squat down同squat 2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 矮胖的;短粗的 If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. 矮胖的;短粗的
SYN low, short, stunted, stumpy
3 VERB 擅自占用(闲置房屋或土地) People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. 擅自占用(闲置房屋或土地)
4 N-COUNT 被擅自占住的空房 A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. 被擅自占住的空房
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After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton.
从巴黎回来后,戴维搬进了布里克斯顿的一座空房里住下了。
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Thomas now faces eviction from his squat.
托马斯现在要被从他占住的房子里驱赶出来。
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