英式：[kraʊtʃɪz]
美式：[kraʊtʃɪz]
v.蹲下；屈膝
n.蹲伏；蜷缩
用作动词 (v.)
He crouched down among the tangled foliage. 他蹲下把身子藏在紊乱的叶丛中。
They crouch, back to back, in a sort of hut of fate. 他们彼此背靠着背，蹲在一种黑洞似的命运里。
They did not crouch under the oppression. 他们受压迫而不屈服。
用作名词 (n.)He chuckled, said, "Very convincing," and then suddenly sank into a crouch, his muscles coiled like a spring. 他咯咯地笑着说,“很有说服力，”然后突然蹲伏下来，他的肌肉就像个收紧的弹簧。
As he mounted higher, sometimes standing, sometimes clawing his way up in a scrabbling crouch, he peered out from the stairs. 他一直向上爬着，有时直着身子，有时蜷缩着身子，挣扎着向上爬着，他从楼梯向四处张望。
