hunker down

/huhng-ker doun/US // ˈhʌŋ kər ˈdaʊn //

蛰伏,沉着冷静,潜伏,潜伏下来

Definitions

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- : to crouch or squat on one’s heels: Some of the taller kids have trouble with the exercises that involve a lot of hunkering down.
- : to hide, hide out, or take shelter, often for just a few hours or less, as from a pursuer or a storm: Runaways hunkered down in all sorts of places along the Underground Railroad.Rain pelted our boat through the night, but we were able to hunker down in a small harbor until daybreak.to settle in to the safety of one’s home or other designated shelter for a potentially prolonged time, as would be necessitated by a natural disaster or an outbreak of a contagious disease: Before hunkering down, we made sure we had enough food, water, batteries, and first-aid supplies to last at least three weeks.Make a plan, and prepare to hunker down.
- : to hold resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances: Rather than moving toward compromise, both sides continue to hunker down.He hunkered down and refused to admit his guilt.
- : to give one’s full and earnest attention to a project, assignment, or other obligation: No partying for me this weekend—I’ve got to hunker down and finish this term paper.

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The gunman then burst from the restaurant and fled down the street with the other man.
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I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?