| 词汇 | hunker |
| 释义 | hunkerWord family nounhunkerhunkers hun·ker /ˈhʌŋkə $ -ər/ verb 1 hunker down phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE a) SITto bend your knees so that you are sitting on your heels very close to the ground 蹲坐，蹲 SYN squat b) WORK HARDto make yourself comfortable in a safe place, especially for a long time 准备长期留在某安全之处 c) informal to prepare yourself for a difficult situation 准备应付〔艰难的情况〕 Examples from the Corpus hunker• A third student has plopped his books by the door and is hunkering down against the wall.• He liked to hunker down and talk.• The 20-minute ride to the dinner table is chilly; you hunker down, gripping a thick blanket and your companion.• People are hunkering down in camps.• The view is worth every tortured moment of discomfort it takes to hunker down, scrunch up, and peer out.• School had trained them to hunker down, to disengage.• This year, Hollywood mostly prostrated itself, hunkering down until the wind from the right blows over. (1700-1800) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language |
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