| 释义 |
crouch/kraʊtʃ/ v. & n.●v. intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 down) lower the body with the limbs close to the chest, esp. for concealment, or (of an animal) before pouncing; be in this position (人在躲藏时)蹲，蹲伏；(动物准备跳跃时)蜷伏 ●n. an act of crouching; a crouching position 蹲伏(姿势)；蜷伏(姿势)[Middle English, perhaps via Old French crochir ‘be bent’ from croc ‘hook’: cf. CROOK] |