单词	hunker
释义	hunkerhun‧ker /ˈhʌŋkə $ -ər/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINhunker Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE hunker Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hunker he, she, it hunkers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hunkered Present perfect I, you, we, they have hunkered he, she, it has hunkered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hunkered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hunker Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hunkered Continuous Form Present I am hunkering he, she, it is hunkering you, we, they are hunkering Past I, he, she, it was hunkering you, we, they were hunkering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hunkering he, she, it has been hunkering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hunkering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hunkering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hunkering Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A third student has plopped his books by the door and is hunkering down against the wall. He liked to hunker down and talk. People are hunkering down in camps. School had trained them to hunker down, to disengage. The 20-minute ride to the dinner table is chilly; you hunker down, gripping a thick blanket and your companion. The view is worth every tortured moment of discomfort it takes to hunker down, scrunch up, and peer out. This year, Hollywood mostly prostrated itself, hunkering down until the wind from the right blows over. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► down · Should your management bet the company on a high-risk business strategy? Hunker down and attempt to weather the storm?· He liked to hunker down and talk.· This year, Hollywood mostly prostrated itself, hunkering down until the wind from the right blows over.· The view is worth every tortured moment of discomfort it takes to hunker down, scrunch up, and peer out.· School had trained them to hunker down, to disengage.· A third student has plopped his books by the door and is hunkering down against the wall.· The 20-minute ride to the dinner table is chilly; you hunker down, gripping a thick blanket and your companion.· People are hunkering down in camps. hunker down phrasal verb American English1to bend your knees so that you are sitting on your heels very close to the ground SYN  squat2to make yourself comfortable in a safe place, especially for a long time3informal to prepare yourself for a difficult situation
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