| 词汇 | crouching |
| 释义 | crouching present participle ofcrouch crouch verb[ I ] uk /kraʊtʃ/ us /kraʊtʃ/ to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly: 蹲下，蹲伏；蜷缩 She saw him coming and crouched (down) behind a bush.看见他来了，她便蜷伏在一簇灌木丛后面。 Sitting and standing akimbo astride attention bestride cross-legged crouch foot pew plump (someone/something) down rampant reseat scooch stand stand aside stand round stand up strike surface take a pew!idiom take the weight off your feet/legsidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not holding the body upright Examples of crouchingcrouching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The grimace is seen in a rhesus monkey or a chimpanzee crouching from attack by a dominant. He describes at length a land in which gleams 'the crouching tiger's eyes'. Meanwhile, crouching in their circle of wagons down in the valley we have the unglamorous, rationalistic individualists. Collapsing, falling to the ground, and crouching belong to this complex of behaviors. There's a shout behind my chest, crouching, always ready. Gaunt and crouching, the men here are clearly inferior in class and possess little virility. He was in a condition so weak that he could only walk in a crouching position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can see them waiting there, crouching ready for another difficulty that may come along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As he got to the crest, he saw four figures crouching down, moving up the hill towards him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the applause is deserved, and if the occasion was less salubrious we could have managed a standing, rather than a crouching ovation! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I came across a woman crouching on the floor of a busy corridor with her hands held protectively over her face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On opening the door, at first no one could be seen, but then he saw a person crouching by the bay window. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not crouching in the studio in the dark with blankets over their heads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were crouching over their books with almost equal diligence, but were devoting themselves then to studies that seemed to them more lofty than the generally disposed school of jurisprudence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They exist under conditions of intolerable physical and mental strain, long hours patrolling or crouching in the darkness with the possibility of death by a sniper at any moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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