crouch

crouch

C0768700 (krouch)v. crouched, crouch·ing, crouch·es v.intr.1. a. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys.b. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey.2. To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.v.tr. To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.n. The act or posture of bending low or crouching.

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[Middle English crouchen, probably from Old North French *crouchir, to become bent, variant of Old French crochir, from croche, hook; see crochet.]

crouch

(kraʊtʃ) vb1. (intr) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce2. (intr) to cringe, as in humility or fear3. (tr) to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fearnthe act of stooping or bending[C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook]

crouch

(kraʊtʃ)

v.i. 1. to stoop low with the knees bent. 2. to bend close to the ground preparing to spring, as a cat. 3. to bow or stoop servilely; cringe. v.t. 4. to bend (the head or body) low. n. 5. the act of crouching. [1175–1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps b. couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook¹]

crouch

Past participle: crouched
Gerund: crouching

Imperative
crouch
crouch

Present
I crouch
you crouch
he/she/it crouches
we crouch
you crouch
they crouch

Preterite
I crouched
you crouched
he/she/it crouched
we crouched
you crouched
they crouched

Present Continuous
I am crouching
you are crouching
he/she/it is crouching
we are crouching
you are crouching
they are crouching

Present Perfect
I have crouched
you have crouched
he/she/it has crouched
we have crouched
you have crouched
they have crouched

Past Continuous
I was crouching
you were crouching
he/she/it was crouching
we were crouching
you were crouching
they were crouching

Past Perfect
I had crouched
you had crouched
he/she/it had crouched
we had crouched
you had crouched
they had crouched

Future
I will crouch
you will crouch
he/she/it will crouch
we will crouch
you will crouch
they will crouch

Future Perfect
I will have crouched
you will have crouched
he/she/it will have crouched
we will have crouched
you will have crouched
they will have crouched

Future Continuous
I will be crouching
you will be crouching
he/she/it will be crouching
we will be crouching
you will be crouching
they will be crouching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crouching
you have been crouching
he/she/it has been crouching
we have been crouching
you have been crouching
they have been crouching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crouching
you will have been crouching
he/she/it will have been crouching
we will have been crouching
you will have been crouching
they will have been crouching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crouching
you had been crouching
he/she/it had been crouching
we had been crouching
you had been crouching
they had been crouching

Conditional
I would crouch
you would crouch
he/she/it would crouch
we would crouch
you would crouch
they would crouch

Past Conditional
I would have crouched
you would have crouched
he/she/it would have crouched
we would have crouched
you would have crouched
they would have crouched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crouch - the act of bending low with the limbs close to the bodybending - the act of bending something
Verb	1.	crouch - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"stoop, bend, bowbend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"squinch - crouch downcower, huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
	2.	crouch - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"hunker, hunker down, scrunch up, squat, scrunchsit, sit down - be seated

crouch

verb bend down, kneel, squat, stoop, bow, duck, hunch A man was crouching behind the bushes.

crouch

verbTo stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body:huddle, hunch, hunker (down), squat.

Translations

因害怕而蜷缩于地准备行动蹲下蹲伏

crouch

(krautʃ) verb1. to stand with the knees well bent; to squat. He crouched behind the bush. 蹲下 蹲伏2. (of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc. The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey. (動物)匍伏 （动物）因害怕而蜷缩于地准备行动

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