crouch 音标拼音: [kr'ɑʊtʃ]
n . 蹲伏,蜷缩
vi . 蹲下,蜷着,缩着
vt . 低头
蹲伏,蜷缩蹲下,蜷着,缩着低头
crouch n 1 :
the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body v 1 :
bend one '
s back forward from the waist on down ; "
he crouched down "; "
She bowed before the Queen "; "
The young man stooped to pick up the girl '
s purse " [
synonym : {
crouch },
{
stoop }, {
bend }, {
bow }]
2 :
sit on one '
s heels ; "
In some cultures ,
the women give birth while squatting "; "
The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm " [
synonym : {
squat }, {
crouch },
{
scrunch }, {
scrunch up }, {
hunker }, {
hunker down }]
Crouch \
Crouch \ (
krouch ;
129 ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Crouched }
(
kroucht );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Crouching }.] [
OE .
cruchen ,
crouchen ,
crouken ;
cf .
E .
creep ,
G .
krauchen ,
kriechen ,
or E .
crook to bend ,
also crouch to cross .]
1 .
To bend down ;
to stoop low ;
to lie close to the ground with the logs bent ,
as an animal when waiting for prey ,
or in fear .
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Now crouch like a cur . --
Beau . &
Fl .
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2 .
To bend servilely ;
to stoop meanly ;
to fawn ;
to cringe . "
A crouching purpose ." --
Wordsworth .
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Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor ? --
Shak .
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Crouch \
Crouch \,
v .
t . [
OE .
cruchen ,
crouchen ,
from cruche ,
crouche ,
cross .
Cf . {
Crosier }, {
Crook }.]
1 .
To sign with the cross ;
to bless . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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2 .
To bend ,
or cause to bend ,
as in humility or fear .
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She folded her arms across her chest ,
And crouched her head upon her breast . --
Colerige .
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67 Moby Thesaurus words for "
crouch ":
bend ,
bend the knee ,
bend the neck ,
bend to ,
bob ,
bootlick ,
bow ,
bow and scrape ,
bow down ,
bow to ,
couch ,
cower ,
crawl ,
creep ,
cringe ,
cringe to ,
crouch before ,
curtsy ,
dip ,
do homage ,
do obeisance ,
duck ,
fawn ,
flatter ,
flinch ,
genuflect ,
genuflection ,
get down ,
grovel ,
huddle ,
hug the earth ,
hunch ,
hunch down ,
hunker down ,
kneel ,
kneel to ,
kneeling ,
knuckle to ,
kowtow ,
lick the dust ,
lickspittle ,
lie low ,
lie prone ,
lie prostrate ,
lie under ,
nod ,
obeisance ,
prostration ,
quail ,
reverence ,
salaam ,
scrouch down ,
skulk ,
slink ,
sneak ,
squat ,
stoop ,
supination ,
swat ,
toadeat ,
toady ,
truckle ,
truckle to ,
underlie ,
wallow ,
welter ,
wince
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