| 单词 | hunker down |
| 释义 | hunker down (once / 24421 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY hunker down: hunkered down, hunkering down, hunkers down USAGE EXAMPLESAnd fear that something even worse might lie ahead caused consumers to hunker down and stop spending. Time(Dec 22, 2016) Solar power companies, meanwhile, are hunkering down for a rough 2017. Reuters(Dec 15, 2016) In the northeast, you quickly find yourself in Irish countryside: ash trees, low stone walls, thick-walled homes hunkered down against the chill. The New Yorker(Dec 10, 2016) 1 1v sit on one's heels Syn|Hyper crouch, hunker, scrunch, scrunch up, squat sit, sit down be seated 2v hold stubbornly to a position 2The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down Hyper hold firm, stand fast, stand firm, stand pat refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief v take shelter During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut Hyper hide, hide out be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety |
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