| 单词 | squat |
| 释义 | squat (skwɒt ) Word forms: squats , squatting , squatted 1. verb If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees. [VERB] We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down. [VERB] He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys. [VERB + on] Synonyms: crouch down, sit on your heels, hunker down [US, informal], sit on your haunches Squat down means the same as squat. Albert squatted down and examined it. [VERB PARTICLE] She had squatted down on her heels. [VERB PARTICLE preposition] Squat is also a noun. He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair. ...squat stone houses. Synonyms: low, short, stunted, stumpy 3. verb People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property. [VERB] They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton. Thomas now faces eviction from his squat. Collocations: leg squat In between spin classes it's a good idea to do seated squats, single leg squats and walking lunges at home. The Sun Dumbbells are cheap and easy to store and will help with upper and lower body exercises such as bicep curls, stomach crunches, chest presses and leg squats. Times, Sunday Times In one, he asked groups of strangers to hold their hands in icy water for as long as possible, hold a series of leg squats, and eat hot chili peppers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 蹲下, 蹲下, 蹲 Japanese: しゃがむ, ずんぐりした, しゃがむこと |
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