crouch

/kraʊtʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /kraʊtʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrau̇ch/ (ame, mw)

crouch — 動詞

  • crouchpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • croucheshe / she / it
  • crouchedpast simple
  • crouching-ing form

1. to move your body down toward the ground by bending your knees and leaning your

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

蹲伏

彎曲膝蓋放低身體

to move your body down toward the ground by bending your knees and leaning your upper body forward, often in order to hide, prepare to move quickly, or fit under something low

例句

When the thunder roared, the little girl crouched under her bed, covering her ears with both hands.

雷聲轟隆作響時，小女孩蹲伏在床底下，用雙手捂住耳朵。

crouch + under [hiding place]

The gardener crouched down to pull weeds from between the tomato plants.

園丁蹲下身，從番茄植株之間拔除雜草。

crouch + down + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • squat

    suggests sitting on your heels with a straighter back, not leaning forward

  • duck

    implies a quicker, single downward movement to avoid something

  • stoop

    describes bending your upper body forward from the waist, often without bending the knees

反義詞
  • stand up

    the opposite motion of rising to full height

  • straighten up

    implies returning to an upright posture after bending

文法句型

crouch + preposition phrase (under/behind/beside)

crouch + adverb (down/low)

crouch + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Cannot take a direct object — you crouch somewhere or crouch down, but you do not crouch something. Frequently paired with a preposition (under, behind, beside) or an adverb (down, low) to describe where or how the body is lowered.

常見錯誤

❌She crouched the box under the table
✅She crouched under the table to hide the box.
💡crouch is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.
❌He crouched down the stairs
✅He crouched to get through the low doorway.
💡crouch describes body position, not movement along a path.

crouch — 名詞