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crouch 音标拼音: [kr'ɑʊtʃ] n. 蹲伏,蜷缩
vi. 蹲下,蜷着,缩着 vt. 低头 蹲伏,蜷缩蹲下,蜷着,缩着低头 crouch n 1: the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body v 1: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [synonym: {crouch}, {stoop}, {bend}, {bow}] 2: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [synonym: {squat}, {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up}, {hunker}, {hunker down}] Crouch \Crouch\ (krouch; 129), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crouched} (kroucht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crouching}.] [OE. cruchen, crouchen, crouken; cf. E. creep, G. krauchen, kriechen, or E. crook to bend, also crouch to cross.] 1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear. [1913 Webster] Now crouch like a cur. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A crouching purpose." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Crouch \Crouch\, v. t. [OE. cruchen, crouchen, from cruche, crouche, cross. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crook}.] 1. To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. [1913 Webster] She folded her arms across her chest, And crouched her head upon her breast. --Colerige. [1913 Webster] 67 Moby Thesaurus words for "crouch": bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bob, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to, couch, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, cringe to, crouch before, curtsy, dip, do homage, do obeisance, duck, fawn, flatter, flinch, genuflect, genuflection, get down, grovel, huddle, hug the earth, hunch, hunch down, hunker down, kneel, kneel to, kneeling, knuckle to, kowtow, lick the dust, lickspittle, lie low, lie prone, lie prostrate, lie under, nod, obeisance, prostration, quail, reverence, salaam, scrouch down, skulk, slink, sneak, squat, stoop, supination, swat, toadeat, toady, truckle, truckle to, underlie, wallow, welter, wince Crouch, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 154 Housing Units (2000): 83 Land area (2000): 0.419886 sq. miles (1.087500 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.419886 sq. miles (1.087500 sq. km) FIPS code: 19720 Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16 Location: 44.115496 N, 115.972536 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Crouch, ID Crouch
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