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Hunker Small 英 Hʌŋkə(R)] 美 Hʌŋkər Vi.蹲;蹲坐 Crouch Bend

英语单词 hunker
英美音标 英 ['hʌŋkə(r)] 美 ['hʌŋkər]
中文释义 vi.蹲;蹲坐
vocabulary简明 To hunker is to crouch: to bend your body into a low, small shape. When you're playing hide and seek, you may decide to hunker in the back of a closet until you're found.
vocabulary扩展 You hunker physically when you're hiding or making space for other people or squatting to talk to a small child. You can also hunker figuratively, like when you hunker down in your house during a snowstorm, waiting to venture out until the roads have been plowed. Another way to hunker down is to focus on a task and work extra hard. We know hunker is a Scottish word, but beyond that its origins aren't clear.
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