Word · Frequency #12977
hunch
弓身；弯腰弓背
the act of bending yourself into a humped position
- 1.
A hump; a protuberance.
隆起；凸起。
- 2.
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
弯腰或蜷缩的姿势；懒散
- 3.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
理论、想法或猜测；对某事发生的直觉印象。
- 4.
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
一大块；厚块
- 5.
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
用肘部推或戳。
隆起；凸起。；弯腰或蜷缩的姿势；懒散；理论、想法或猜测；对某事发生的直觉印象。；一大块；厚块；用肘部推或戳。
In use
She hunched over her desk to read the small print.
He hunched his shoulders against the cold wind.
Stop hunching your back; sit up straight.
have a hunch (that) ...
表示直觉或预感，后接从句。
I have a hunch that the meeting will be canceled.
我有预感会议会被取消。
on a hunch
介词短语，表示基于直觉。
She decided to go left on a hunch.
她凭直觉决定向左走。
hunch over something
动词短语，指弯腰或弓背。
He hunched over his desk, writing.
他弓着背伏在桌上写字。
Connections
Collocations
- have a hunch (that)
- 有一种预感（……）
- I have a hunch that something is wrong.我有一种预感，出事了。
- on a hunch
- 凭直觉
- On a hunch, she checked the back door.她凭直觉去检查了后门。
- follow a hunch
- 凭直觉行事
- He followed a hunch and solved the puzzle.他凭直觉行事，解开了谜题。
- hunch your shoulders
- 弓起肩膀
- Don't hunch your shoulders when you walk.走路时不要弓起肩膀。
- hunch over something
- 弓身伏在某物上
- She hunched over her notebook, taking notes.她弓身伏在笔记本上做笔记。
- hunch forward
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hunch 音近“哼起”：驼背的人哼一声弓起背，背上的“肉峰”让人突然冒出“预感”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、表达直觉或猜测 hunch 作名词表示“直觉、预感”时，通常用于非正式口语，如 I have a hunch that...；在正式写作中较少使用，可用 feeling 或 suspicion 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with hunch because they end in the /ʌntʃ/ sound. Note that 'haunch' (/hɔːntʃ/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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