Crouching Meaning in English
word · lemma: crouch
ˈkɹaʊtʃɪŋ
KROWCH-ing
kɹˈaʊtʃɪŋ
kROWCH-ing
释义
Being in a position where your knees are bent and your body is lowered close to the ground, often to hide or to get closer to something.
用法与细微差别
Mainly used to describe being low to the ground—person, animal, or even a figure in art. Common with 'crouching down', 'crouching behind', and in idioms like 'crouching tiger'. Less formal and rarely used outside of physical or descriptive contexts.
Spanish: agachándosePortuguese (BR): agachando-sePortuguese (PT): agachadoChinese (Simplified): 蹲下Chinese (Traditional): 蹲下Hindi: झुकनाArabic: ينحنيBengali: হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা - ঝুঁকে থাকাRussian: приседающий - пригибающийсяJapanese: しゃがんでいるVietnamese: đang ngồi xổm - cúi người thấpKorean: 쭈그린 - 웅크린Turkish: çömelmiş - eğilmişUrdu: جھک کر بیٹھنا - جھکناIndonesian: jongkok - membungkuk
例句
The cat is crouching under the table.
basic
He was crouching to tie his shoes.
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She stayed crouching behind the door.
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Why are you crouching like that? Did you lose something?
natural
We found him crouching in the bushes, trying not to be seen.
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She spent the afternoon crouching by the flowerbed, pulling up weeds.
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