| 单词 | hunker |
| 释义 | hunker /hung"keuhr/, v.i. 1. to squat on one's heels (often fol. by down). 2. Informal. a. to hunch: The driver hunkered over the steering wheel. b. to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usually fol. by down): The escaped convicts hunkered down in a cave in the mountains. c. to hold resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances (usually fol. by down): Though all the evidence was against him, he hunkered down and refused to admit his guilt. 3. Slang. to lumber along; walk or move slowly or aimlessly. n. 4. hunkers, one's haunches. 5. on one's hunkers, a. Brit. Informal. squatting on one's heels. b. suffering a period of poverty, bad luck, or the like. [1710-20; appar. hunk (perh. nasalized var. of huck haunch; akin to ON huka to crouch) + -ER6] |
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