英语词汇“hunker”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hunkerhunker /ˈhʌŋkɚ/ verb

ETYMOLOGYhunker

Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

VERB TABLE

hunker

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hunker
	he, she, it	hunkers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hunkered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hunkered
	he, she, it	has hunkered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hunkered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hunker
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hunkered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hunkering
	he, she, it	is hunkering
	you, we, they	are hunkering
Past	I, he, she, it	was hunkering
	you, we, they	were hunkering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hunkering
	he, she, it	has been hunkering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hunkering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hunkering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hunkering

hunker down phrasal verb1to not do things that may be risky so that you are safe and protected: People are hunkering down and waiting for the economy to get better.2to sit on your heels with your knees bent SYN squat