crouch
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they crouch | |
he / she / it crouches | |
past simple crouched | |
past participle crouched | |
-ing form crouching |
- (+ adv./prep.)
to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you synonym squat蹲;蹲下;蹲伏 Extra ExamplesShe was crouching behind the sofa. 她正蹲在沙发后面。 The hare crouches low on the ground. 野兔贴着地面蹲着。 We crouched down to avoid being seen. 我们蹲下以免被发现。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- low
- down
- behind
- over
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Old French crochir ‘be bent’, from croche ‘crozier, shepherd's crook’, based on Old Norse krókr ‘hook’.