hunker
英 ['h??k?]
美['h??k?]
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?hunkers;過(guò)去式:?hunkered;過(guò)去分詞:?hunkered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?hunkering;
助記提示
1. perhaps cognate with haunch.
2. 很可能與 haunch 同源。
3. haunch => hunker.
4. on one's haunches 以蹲坐姿勢(shì)。
5. 它們很可能都源于同樣的原始日耳曼語(yǔ)詞根。
中文詞源
hunker 蹲下，坐下來(lái)自蘇格蘭語(yǔ)，詞源不詳，或同huckster.
英文詞源
- hunker (v.)
- "to squat, crouch," 1720, Scottish, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse huka "to crouch," hoka, hokra "to crawl." Hunker down, Southern U.S. dialectal phrase, popularized c. 1965, from northern British hunker "haunch." Related: Hunkered; hunkering.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down.
- 他們目前的策略是保持低調(diào)，讓事態(tài)慢慢平息。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I have to hunker down to finish my algebra this evening.
- 我今晚要專專心心地把代數(shù)作業(yè)做完.
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- 3. They are not allowed to hunker down to rest after running 5,000 meters.
- 他們跑完5000米后不準(zhǔn)蹲下休息.
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- 4. Work hard, hunker down, tighten your belt, and a better life.
- 努力工作 、 盤腿坐下 、 勒緊腰帶 、 和改善生活.
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- 5. Families hunker down indoors hanging illuminated orange paper stars in their darkened windows.
- 家族里的獵人們?cè)谖堇镄蒺B(yǎng)生息,從昏暗的窗戶中能看到星星點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的橘色燭光.
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