Word · Frequency #22782
haunch
臀部；胯部
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
- 1.
The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
一侧大腿上部、髋部和臀部的区域,尤指能坐于后肢的动物。
- 2.
The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
四足动物的腰部和腿部,尤指用作食物时。
- 3.
A squat vertical support structure.
一种矮胖的垂直支撑结构。
腰腿；腰腿肉；一侧大腿上部、髋部和臀部的区域,尤指能坐于后肢的动物。；四足动物的腰部和腿部,尤指用作食物时。；一种矮胖的垂直支撑结构。；腰腿
In use
She lowered herself onto her haunches to talk to the toddler.
The cat crouched on its haunches before springing at the toy.
They served a haunch of lamb with rosemary for the main course.
haunch of [animal]
指动物后腿及腰部的肉块，常用于烹饪语境。
We roasted a haunch of venison for the feast.
我们烤了一块鹿的腰腿肉作为盛宴的主菜。
on one's haunches
表示蹲坐姿势；haunch 在此义项常用复数 haunches。
She crouched on her haunches to talk to the child.
她蹲下身来跟孩子说话。
haunches of [animal/person]
复数形式指人或动物的臀胯部、后肢上部。
Connections
Collocations
- sit on one's haunches
- 蹲坐
- The old farmer sat on his haunches and rested in the field.老农蹲在田里休息。
- gather one's haunches
- 弓身蓄势；收拢后腿准备跳跃
- The cat gathered its haunches and sprang at the bird.猫弓起身子，向那只鸟扑去。
- haunch of venison
- 鹿的腰腿肉
- They roasted a haunch of venison for the festival dinner.他们烤了一块鹿腰腿肉作为节日晚餐。
- muscular haunches
- 肌肉发达的后腿
- The horse's muscular haunches pushed it easily over the fence.那匹马肌肉发达的后腿使它轻松越过了栅栏。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on one's haunches
- 蹲着；蹲坐The old man sat on his haunches, tending the fire.老人蹲坐着照看火堆。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
paunch 在前是肚腩，haunch 在后是臀胯，两词同韵，一前一后记牢。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary/descriptive prose、animal anatomy、butchery/cooking 作名词时，指人的臀胯/大腿部多用于文学或叙述性描写；指动物后腿或烹饪中的肉块时见于专门语境（如 haunch of venison）。日常口语中较少用，通常说 hip、thigh 或 hindquarters。
Grammar Note
该词在权威词典中仅作名词，注意不要依据词形表中的 haunching/haunched 将其当作动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有词与 haunch（/hɒ:ntʃ/）完全押韵。launch、paunch、staunch 彼此押韵（/-ɔːntʃ/），haunt 和 daunt 彼此押韵（/-ɔːnt/），但它们都与 haunch 读音不同；aunt 读 /ɑːnt/，只是拼写相近。
Learn the forms together
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.