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squat v.蹲坐,蹲伏 n.蹲坐 adj.蹲着的 The verb squat also means to illegally occupy a building — especially to live in it. If you own vacant property, you need to be careful that someone doesn't decide to squat in the empty house. As an adjective, squat describes someone who is very short and thick. In the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dwarfs are depicted as squat little men. 1[VERB 动词]蹲；蹲坐 If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent.   [V]  [V on n]  [V P]  [V P prep]  [a N]He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees...他蹲在那儿，双膝的伤痛得他直哼哼。We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down...我们蹲在水池旁，看着潜水者慢慢沉下水。He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys.他走过来，蹲下身，抬头看着这些男孩。Squat down means the same as squat .squat down同squatAlbert squatted down and examined it...阿尔伯特蹲下来仔细查看它。She had squatted down on her heels.她蹲下身。Squat is also a noun.He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap.他弯腰蹲下，把小狗们都抱到自己腿上。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]矮胖的；短粗的 If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way.   [usu ADJ n]Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair.埃迪四十多岁，矮矮胖胖的，头发日渐稀疏。...squat stone houses.矮墩墩的石马3[VERB 动词]擅自占用(闲置房屋或土地) People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so.   [V]  [V n]You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property...你不能这样到处乱窜，擅自占用别人的地产。They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping.他们靠擅自占用土地，按种地的收益分成为生。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]被擅自占住的空房 A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton...从巴黎回来后，戴维搬进了布里克斯顿的一座空房里住下了。Thomas now faces eviction from his squat.托马斯现在要被从他占住的房子里驱赶出来。

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[skwɔt] If you crouch down very low and sit on your heels, you squat. If you have to talk to a small child, you might have to squat to talk face-to-face. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	squat
英美音标	[skwɔt]
中文释义	v.蹲坐,蹲伏 n.蹲坐 adj.蹲着的
vocabulary简明	If you crouch down very low and sit on your heels, you squat. If you have to talk to a small child, you might have to squat to talk face-to-face.
vocabulary扩展	The verb squat also means to illegally occupy a building — especially to live in it. If you own vacant property, you need to be careful that someone doesn't decide to squat in the empty house. As an adjective, squat describes someone who is very short and thick. In the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dwarfs are depicted as squat little men.
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柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]蹲；蹲坐 If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. [V] [V on n] [V P] [V P prep] [a N] He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees... 他蹲在那儿，双膝的伤痛得他直哼哼。 We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down... 我们蹲在水池旁，看着潜水者慢慢沉下水。 He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys. 他走过来，蹲下身，抬头看着这些男孩。 Squat down means the same as squat .squat down同squat Albert squatted down and examined it... 阿尔伯特蹲下来仔细查看它。 She had squatted down on her heels. 她蹲下身。 Squat is also a noun. He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap. 他弯腰蹲下，把小狗们都抱到自己腿上。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]矮胖的；短粗的 If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. [usu ADJ n] Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair. 埃迪四十多岁，矮矮胖胖的，头发日渐稀疏。 ...squat stone houses. 矮墩墩的石马 3 [VERB 动词]擅自占用(闲置房屋或土地) People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. [V] [V n] You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property... 你不能这样到处乱窜，擅自占用别人的地产。 They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping. 他们靠擅自占用土地，按种地的收益分成为生。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]被擅自占住的空房 A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton... 从巴黎回来后，戴维搬进了布里克斯顿的一座空房里住下了。 Thomas now faces eviction from his squat. 托马斯现在要被从他占住的房子里驱赶出来。

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