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To bend your knees and lower your whole body close to the ground, usually to hide, to get ready to jump or run, or to fit into a small space. You can crouch down behind something, or crouch to pick something up from a low shelf.
蹲下
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Crouchname
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A surname.
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A ghost town in California.
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A city and town in Idaho.
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A short tidal river in Essex, England.
crouchverb詞源 1/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
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To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
- We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.
- Archer and Jacob jumped up from behind the mound where they had been crouching with the intention of springing upon their mother unexpectedly, and they all began to walk slowly home.
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To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility.
- kings ſhall crouch vnto our conquering ſwords, And hoſtes of Souldiers ſtand amazd at vs, When with their fearfull tongues they ſhall confeſſe Theſe are the men that al the world admires,
- Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour?
crouchnoun詞源 1/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
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A bent or stooped position.
- The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.
crouchnoun詞源 2/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
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obsoleteA cross.
crouchverb詞源 2/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
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obsoleteTo sign with the cross; bless.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。