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crouched

/krouch/US // kraʊtʃ //UK // (kraʊtʃ) //

蹲在地上,蹲下,蹲着,蹲着的

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to stoop or bend low.
    • : to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
    • : to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bend low.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of crouching.

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Examples

  • Caen was pitching and I was crouched behind the dish, catching.

  • She lost control of her bladder as she crouched in a corner, shaking, and unable to move her body due to the shock.

  • Several others claim to have seen a robust figure wearing a hat and a poncho crouched against a table in the library.

  • Now shaken from his reverie, stunned, Paterno walked over to the golf cart and crouched and shook the hand of the champ.

  • Before I could move she flattened her belly to the ground, crouched, trembled, and sprang into his face.

  • In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.

  • At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.

  • They come to a halt suddenly, before a little huddling figure, with its face hidden in its arms, crouched beside a crooked rail.

  • One of the gunmen who crouched on the floor of the rear compartment cursed quietly and without interruption for nearly a minute.

  • She sat crouched up, with her face hidden in her hands, and the instant she was released, hastened back to Norman.