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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。
臀部；胯部
haunches — plural of haunch
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
臀部；胯部
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
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。
一侧大腿上部、髋部和臀部的区域,尤指能坐于后肢的动物。
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.
四足动物的腰部和腿部,尤指用作食物时。
The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
一种矮胖的垂直支撑结构。
A squat vertical support structure.
She lowered herself onto her haunches to talk to the toddler.
她蹲下身来和那个幼儿说话。
The cat crouched on its haunches before springing at the toy.
那只猫蹲伏在后腿上，然后扑向玩具。
They served a haunch of lamb with rosemary for the main course.
他们主菜上了一道迷迭香羊后腿肉。
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。
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。
复数形式指人或动物的臀胯部、后肢上部。
The haunches of the dog trembled as it prepared to jump.
那条狗的后臀在它准备跳跃时颤抖着。
Not this
The dog sat on its haunch.
Use this
The dog sat on its haunches.
表示人或动物臀部/胯部时，英语习惯用复数 haunches 指两侧部位；单数 haunch 多指某一只腿的腰腿肉，用在这里不自然。
Not this
He haunched over to pick up the box.
Use this
He hunched over to pick up the box.
haunch 是名词，意为“臀部/胯部”；表示“弯腰弓背”应用动词 hunch。这是词性与拼写混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蹲坐
The old farmer sat on his haunches and rested in the field.
老农蹲在田里休息。
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。
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。
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。
蹲着；蹲坐
The old man sat on his haunches, tending the fire.
老人蹲坐着照看火堆。
蹲下；蹲低身子
She dropped to her haunches to talk to the child.
她蹲下来和孩子说话。
Use haunches naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
paunch 在前是肚腩，haunch 在后是臀胯，两词同韵，一前一后记牢。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.