名詞 crouch:

1. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

動詞 crouch:

1. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   同義詞：stoop, bend, bow
2. sit on one's heels
   同義詞：squat, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down

1. They (were) bent double crouching under the table.
   他們蜷著身子蹲在桌子底下。
2. They did not crouch under the oppression.
   他們受壓迫而不屈服。
3. He crouched down among the tangled foliage.
   他蹲下把身子藏在紊亂的葉叢中。

crouch

v.（動詞）
crouched,crouch.ing,crouch.es
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To stoop, especially with the knees bent:
蹲，蹲伏：彎腰，尤指膝蓋彎曲時(shí)的彎腰：
例句：
They crouched over the grate with a flashlight, searching for the lost gem.
他們打著手電蹲踞在壁爐前，尋找遺失的珠寶

To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent:
蜷伏：四肢彎曲使整個(gè)身體貼近地面：
例句：
a cat crouching near its prey.
貓蹲伏在它的獵物附近

To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.
卑躬屈膝，獻(xiàn)媚奉承：卑賤地或膽怯地彎腰；卑躬屈膝
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
低頭，屈膝：因恐懼或謙虛而低（頭）或屈（膝）
n.（名詞）
The act or posture of bending low or crouching.
下蹲，蹲伏：下蹲或蹲伏的動作或姿勢

來源：
Middle English crouchen
中古英語 crouchen
probably from Old North French *crouchir [to become bent]
可能源自 古法國北方方言 *crouchir [變得彎曲]
variant of Old French crochir
古法語 crochir的變體
from croche [hook] * see crochet
源自 croche [彎鉤] *參見 crochet