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Hunch Hunched Shoulders Hʌntʃ Raise I Verb Noun

A hunch is an informal feeling or prediction about something without proof. It can also mean to bend or hunch your shoulders, or to bend your body forward due to cold, illness, or unhappiness.

hunch 直觉;预感;第六感(非正式)。当你有某种预感时,即使没有证据,你也确信它是正确的或真实的。 耸肩弓身,蜷起身子(常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦而)。耸起(双肩)。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]直觉;预感;第六感 If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together...

    我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

  • Then Mr. Kamenar, acting on a hunch, ran a computer check at the Federal Election Commission.

    然后卡姆纳尔先生凭直觉在联邦选举委员会的计算机系统中进行了查询。

2
[VERB 动词](常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦而)耸肩弓身,蜷起身子 If you hunch forward, you raise your shoulders, put your head down, and lean forwards, often because you are cold, ill, or unhappy.
  [V adv/prep]
  • He got out his map of Yorkshire and hunched over it to read the small print.

    他拿出约克郡地图,弓身趴在上面努力看清那些细小的字体。

3
[VERB 动词]耸起(双肩) If you hunch your shoulders, you raise them and lean forwards slightly.
  [V n]
  • Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.

    韦斯耸起双肩,身体前倾靠在柜台边上。


Oxford hunch / hʌntʃ ; NAmE hʌntʃ /
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hunch hunches hunched hunching
verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back 弓身;弓背;耸肩 (+ adv./prep.) ◆ She leaned forward, hunching over the desk. 她身体前倾,伏在写字枱上。 hunchsth ◆ He hunched his shouldersand thrust his hands deep into his pockets. 他耸着肩,双手深深地插进衣袋。 ▶ hunched / ; NAmE / adjective ◆ a hunched figure 弓着背的人形 ◆ He sat hunched over his breakfast. 他弓着背吃早饭。 noun a feeling that sth is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it 预感;直觉 ◆ It seemed that the doctor's hunch had been right. 看起来医生的直觉是对的。 ◆ I had a hunch (that) you'd be back. 我有预感你会回来。 ◆ to follow/back your hunches 凭直觉做事 hunch / hʌntʃ ; NAmE hʌntʃ / hunched / ; NAmE /
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hunch1 noun
hunch2 verb
hunchhunch1 /hʌntʃ/ noun [countable]
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if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen → suspicionhave a hunch (that) I had a hunch that something like this would happen.somebody’s hunch My hunch is that she’s his mother.
hunch1 noun
hunch2 verb
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Verb Table
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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to bend down and forwards so that your back forms a curvehunch over He had to hunch over the steering wheel to see anything.2hunch your shoulders to raise your shoulders into a rounded shape because you are cold, anxious etc—hunched adjective:  a hunched figure sitting by the fire
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hunch

[hʌntʃ]hunched, hunching, hunches

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hunched[371] hunches[567]
预感(77%),肉峰(13%),弯腰驼背(6%),块(4%)
n.预感;大块;肉峰
vt.耸肩;预感到;弯腰驼背
vi.隆起;向前移动

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