单词	squat
释义	squat1 verbsquat2 adjectivesquat3 noun squatsquat1 /skɒwt $ skwɑːt/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle squatted, present participle squatting) [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsquat1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French esquatir, from quatir ‘to press’, from Vulgar Latin coactire ‘to press together’, from Latin cogere; ➔ COGENT Verb Table VERB TABLE squat Simple Form Present I, you, we, they squat he, she, it squats Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squatted Present perfect I, you, we, they have squatted he, she, it has squatted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squatted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will squat Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squatted Continuous Form Present I am squatting he, she, it is squatting you, we, they are squatting Past I, he, she, it was squatting you, we, they were squatting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squatting he, she, it has been squatting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squatting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squatting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squatting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool. He squatted down beside me and offered me a cigarette. People squatted around the fire in small groups Thousands of families are still squatting in war-damaged buildings. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Blue Mooney squatted next to a pink-and-white Pontiac as he stabbed the ice pick into the fourth tire. Finally he broke away and went and squatted on his haunches by the stream. It squatted incongruously among the trees, looking like a visitor from another planet. The trail was half lost in fog, the overcast squatted on the mountain. Tuan Ti Fo squatted, his legs folded under him, watching the boy. Thesaurus THESAURUS► sit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position: · He was sitting in front of the fire.· She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes.· Who is the man sitting next to Karen? ► sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing: · I sat down on the sofa.· Come in and sit down. ► be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place: · John was seated on my left.· There was a man seated behind the desk. ► take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down: · Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute.· Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes. ► sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it: · We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs. ► lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way: · They lounged around all day by the pool. ► perch to sit on the edge of something: · He perched on the arm of the sofa.· My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool. ► be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep: · They found him slumped against the steering wheel. ► squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet: · A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool. Longman Language Activatorto sit with your legs in a particular position► kneel also kneel down to be or move into a position in which your knees are on the floor and your body is upright: · He told them to kneel, then began to say a prayer.· Grandpa knelt down and lifted the little girl into his arms.· An old woman was kneeling at the altar, her hands clasping a rosary.· You'll need to bring a small mat to kneel on. ► sit cross-legged to sit on the ground or floor with your knees bent and your feet crossed in front of you: · Several children sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her.· They were sitting on the bed cross-legged and giggling. ► squat also squat down to put your body into a position in which your feet are flat on the ground, your knees are bent up to your chest, and your bottom is off the ground, or to move into this position: · A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool.· People squatted around the fire in small groups· He squatted down beside me and offered me a cigarette. ► sit astride to sit on something or someone, with one leg on each side: · He sat astride a motorcycle.· He pinned her to the ground by her shoulders, sitting astride her so that she couldn't move. ► straddle to sit on someone or something with one leg on each side, especially when you have to stretch a long way to do this: · He sat facing her, straddling the small wooden chair.· I looked up to see her straddling one of the huge branches of the oak tree. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► down · The impression was reinforced by Elton squatting down comfortably on the front-stage light box mid-story.· I squatted down and hastily rinsed the bits I could get at, ending up with saturated clothes but mostly dry skin.· Uncle Albert was squatting down by the flower bed doing a spot of weeding.· He squatted down with a stick to try his luck.· He seemed to be squatting down, and suddenly Sheila realised why.· Ritchie squatted down by the door, chapped lips grim.· Instead, hoping to expedite matters, he squatted down beside them and gave them a hand.· Watson, bring that chair here and squat down. NOUN► floor · I let my back slide down the pillar until I was virtually squatting on the floor.· Fong squatted on the floor, his back straight, his small hands raised, making quick gestures as he spoke.· He found Yussuf squatting on the floor with his back against one of the walls staring dazedly into space.· Several people took to squatting on the floor with shoes removed, having given in to the weight of their metallic dresses.· At the Kursk station, women in peasant headscarves squat on the floor selling bunches of hot tasting radishes encrusted with soil.· Miguel squatted down on the floor and took the bottle.· He passed the envelope from his foot to his left hand, and, squatting on the floor, opened it.· Some of the men had chairs to sit in, others stood or squatted on the floor. 1to sit with your knees bent under you and your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feetsquat down He squatted down beside the little girl.► see thesaurus at sit2to live in a building or on a piece of land without permission and without paying rent squat1 verbsquat2 adjectivesquat3 noun squatsquat2 adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsquat2 Origin: 1600-1700 squat ‘in a squatting position’ (15-19 centuries), from an old past participle of ➔ SQUAT1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a shabby, squat, balding man in an old raincoat The brown buildings were old and squat. The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight moustache. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And now this desperate damage: the squat compactness unhinged, made powerless. Comanche tipis were more squat and conical. During the greater part of each contest, the two are settled in a squat position, measuring each other. He came at last to Kinton, rounded the squat, square-towered church and the main street of the village stretched before him. Ravi-no stood looking, his squat body immensely still. The floor was covered in thick creamy carpet on which stood squat, natural leather chairs. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot tall► short not as tall as most people: · 'What does she look like?' 'She's short and fat, with brown hair.'· a short, stocky man with powerful shoulders· Mr Haddad was several inches shorter than his wife. ► not very tall fairly short: · She's not very tall - about 1.4 metres, I'd say.· Well, I'm not very tall and my legs are short, so I always had trouble in the hurdle race. ► small not as big or as tall as most people: · a small man in a dark suit· How come I always seem to go out with small men?· My sister's quite a bit smaller and slimmer than me.small for his/her age (=smaller than other children of the same age): · Bobby's small for his age, but he's perfectly healthy. ► little short and small, used especially to describe children or old people: · We saw a little old lady with a walking-stick.· Who's this little boy in the blue sweater?· I haven't seen one of those since I was a little girl. ► petite a woman who is petite is attractively short and thin: · His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties. ► stocky a man who is stocky is fairly short and looks heavy and often strong: · Brandon's quite stocky really, isn't he?· He's a big stocky bloke and he plays rugby. ► squat short and fat, especially in an unattractive way: · The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight moustache.· a shabby, squat, balding man in an old raincoat short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive:  squat stone cottages a squat little old man squat1 verbsquat2 adjectivesquat3 noun squatsquat3 noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINsquat3 Origin: 1-2 1500-1600 ➔ SQUAT13 1900-2000 diddlysquat; ➔ DIDDLY Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He was in that terrible state of lumbar pain where mobility involves a slow ambulatory squat. Most of them have moved off since they broke the squat. The rubber band workout group improved 26 percent in the squat and 17 percent in the shoulder press. 1[countable] a squatting position2[countable] British English a house that people are living in without permission and without paying rent:  She lives in a squat in Camden.3[uncountable] American English informal nothing, or nearly nothing. Squat is often used in negative sentences for emphasis:  He had a job that paid him squat. You don’t know squat about it.
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