crouch /kraʊtʃ/ star2 CET6+ TEM4 (crouching,crouched,crouches)

• 1.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly. 蹲伏

  例：

  We were crouching in the bushes.

  我们那时正蹲伏在灌木丛中。

• 2.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） Crouch is also a noun. 蹲伏

  例：

  They walked in a crouch, each bent over close to the ground.

  他们蹲伏着行走，一个个弯着腰快要贴着地面了。

• 3.  

  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） Crouch down means the same as . 蹲下

  例：

  He crouched down and reached under the mattress.

  他蹲下来，把手伸到了床垫下面。