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单词 crouch
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
crouch /kraʊtʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to stoop low with the knees bent:He crouched down and began to whisper in his little boy's ear.
  2. Animal Behaviorto bend close to the ground preparing to spring, as a cat does.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of crouching:The boxer went into a crouch.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
crouch  (krouch),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to stoop or bend low.
  2. Animal Behaviorto bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
  3. to bow or stoop servilely;
    cringe.

v.t. 
  1. to bend low.

n. 
  1. the act of crouching.
  • Middle English crouchen, perh. blend of, blended couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook1 1175–1225
crouch′er, n. 
crouch′ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crouch /kraʊtʃ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
  2. (intransitive) to cringe, as in humility or fear
 n
  1. the act of stooping or bending
Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook
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