squat
verb
uk/skwɒt/us/skwɑːt/-tt-squatverb(SIT)
[I]
topositionyourselfcloseto thegroundbalancingon thefrontpartofyourfeetwithyourlegsbentunderyourbody:
蹲，蹲坐She squatted on thegroundandwarmedherhandsby thefire.她蹲在地上，伸出双手烤火。
He squatteddownandexaminedthefrontwheelof hisbike.他蹲下身来，检查自行车的前轮。
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- on all foursidiom
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- reseat
- seat
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
- take a pew!idiom
squatverb(LIVE)
[IorT]
tolivein anemptybuildingorareaoflandwithout thepermissionof theowner:
擅自占用（空房或空地）；偷住They squatted (in) anoldhousein King'sCrosswhentheirmoneyranout.他们钱花光后，就偷偷住进了国王十字车站的一处旧房子里。
Living or sleeping somewhere
- abide
- co-resident
- co-residential
- domiciled
- dwell
- inhospitable
- live in
- live in sinidiom
- live out
- lodge
- occupancy
- populate
- reoccupation
- repopulate
- repopulation
- reside
- residence
- settle
- slum
- tenancy
squat
adjective
uk/skwɒt/us/skwɑːt/squatter|squattestshortandwide, usually in a way that is notattractive:
低矮的；矮墩墩的，矮胖的arowofugly, squathouses一排低矮难看的房子
aheavilybuilt, squat man矮胖的男人
Synonym
stumpyinformalmainlydisapproving
having a small distance from the bottom to the top
- lowThe garden was surrounded by a low hedge.
- shortHe's much shorter than I thought.
- shallowStay in the shallow end of the pool, please.
- low-lyingLow-lying areas are prone to flooding.
- squatI wish they'd tear down that squat block of flats.
having a large distance from one side to another
- wideThe river was deep and wide.
- thickGet the thickest rope you can find.
- broadHe has broad shoulders.
- squatWe passed a squat block of flats.
Low, short and shallow
- brief
- fubsy
- knee-high
- level
- long
- longish
- low
- low slung
- mini
- shallowness
- short
- short-range
- shorten
- shortish
- shortness
- shorty
- stumpy
- stunted
- titch
- undersized
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Wide and thick
squat
noun
uk/skwɒt/us/skwɑːt/squatnoun(SITTING)
[C]
a squattingposition
蹲坐；蹲伏
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Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- on all foursidiom
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- reseat
- seat
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
- take a pew!idiom
squatnoun(EXERCISE)
anexercisein which youstandon thegroundwithyourfeetapartandraiseandloweryourbottombybendingandstraighteningyourlegs
（健身动作）深蹲
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Exercising & training
- aerial yoga
- aerobic
- Anti-Gravity yoga
- aquacise
- aquarobics
- bench
- interval training
- jog
- jog trot
- jumping jack
- Kegel exercise
- kettlebell
- resistance training
- Spinning
- star jump
- sweat
- Swiss ball
- tai chi
- taper
- triceps dip
squatnoun(PLACE TO LIVE)
[C]
theplacethat youlivein when you are squatting:
擅自占用的地方；偷住的房子They'relivingin adampsquat with noelectricity.他们偷住在一处空房子里，既潮湿又没有电。
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- ADU
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- door
- dorm
- dormitory
- dosshouse
- duplex
- multifamily
- Nissen hut
- non-housing
- old people's home
- palace
- tollhouse
- tower block
- town house
- townhouse
- tract house
squatnoun(ANYTHING)
[U]USslang
anything:
任何东西She shouldn'ttalk- she doesn'tknowsquat about it.她不该说话——她什么都不懂。
Hisopinionisn'tworthsquat.他的看法一文不值。
Something, anything, nothing, and everything
- across-the-board
- anything
- aught
- bazillion
- bubkes
- fresh
- matter
- nil
- none
- not a dicky birdidiom
- not a sausageidiom
- not/nothing muchidiom
- sweet
- sweet fanny adamsidiom
- the whole bitidiom
- what with one thing and anotheridiom
- whatevs
- whit
- zero
- zip