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单词 crouch
释义 crouch
I. \ˈkrau̇ch\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English crouchen, perhaps from Middle French crochir to become hook-shaped, from croche hook — more at crochet
intransitive verb
1.
 a. obsolete : to bend low as a sign of reverence or deference
  < crouch to the crucifix >
 b. : to stoop with the limbs close to the body
  < beside the kitchen fires, old women crouched as they turned the spit — Van Wyck Brooks >
 c. : to lie close to the ground with the legs bent (as of a wildcat)
 d. : to lower the body stance especially by flexing the legs
  < a tackle crouching at the line of scrimmage >
  < the sprinter crouched and waited for the gun >
2. : to bend or bow servilely : stoop meanly : fawn, cringe
 < made black Jove to kneel and crouch to me — Christopher Marlowe >
transitive verb
: to bow especially in humility or fear : bend
 < crouch one's head >
 < crouch the knee >
II. noun
(-es)
1. : the act or action of crouching
2. : the position of crouching
 < a boxer who fights mostly in a crouch >
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