Word · Frequency #6240
crouch
蹲伏；蜷伏；弯腰
核心释义
bend low to the ground by lowering the body, with knees bent or back bent forward
- 1.
弯下身；低头；像动物等待猎物或害怕时那样屈膝贴近地面
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.
- 2.
卑躬屈膝；谦恭或谦逊地鞠躬
To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility.
- 3.
从腰部向下向前弯腰
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- 4.
蹲坐
sit on one's heels
蹲；蹲坐；卑躬屈膝；低三下四；弯下身；低头；像动物等待猎物或害怕时那样屈膝贴近地面；卑躬屈膝；谦恭或谦逊地鞠躬；从腰部向下向前弯腰
用法In use
She crouched behind the sofa so the children wouldn't see her.
用法提示：crouched 是 crouch 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示‘蹲伏、蜷伏’。
The cat crouches low in the grass before it jumps.
用法提示：crouches 是 crouch 的第三人称单数形式，描写动物屈膝贴近地面的动作。
I crouched down to tie my shoelaces.
用法提示：crouched down 用过去式加副词 down，表示弯腰蹲下的动作。
he crouched down
crouch down
down 表示身体向下贴近地面，后面常接 to do sth 说明蹲下的目的。
He crouched down to look under the bed.
他蹲下来查看床底。
crouch behind/under/beside sth
后接地点介词短语，说明蹲伏的位置，常用于描述动物或躲藏的人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crouch down
- 蹲下；俯身蹲下
- She crouched down to pick up the pen.她蹲下去捡那支笔。
- crouch low
- 低低地蹲伏
- The tiger crouched low in the grass, watching its prey.老虎低低地蹲伏在草丛中，注视着猎物。
- crouch over
- 俯身蹲在……上方
- He crouched over the map, tracing the route with his finger.他俯身蹲在地图前，用手指描着路线。
- crouch behind cover
- 蹲在掩体后面
- The soldiers crouched behind cover as the shots rang out.枪声响起时，士兵们蹲在掩体后面。
- crouch in the corner
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常与副词 down 连用（如 crouch down）表示具体动作；也可后接 behind、under 等方位短语作状语。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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