squatting
present participle ofsquat
| 单词 | squatting |
| 释义 | squatting present participle ofsquat Examplesofsquattingsquatting State officials objected to both land sales andsquattingas development strategies because they believed that such activities led to land fragmentation and degradation. From theCambridge English Corpus The politics of purchase area farmers intersected with national politics in important ways that promoted both land sales andsquatting. From theCambridge English Corpus However,squatting, leg-muscle pumping (tip-toeing), abdominal contractions and bending forwards may be less acceptable to older patients with gait imbalance. From theCambridge English Corpus These manoeuvres includesquatting, isometric thigh contraction, leg crossing, raised toe walking and abdominal muscle contraction carried out before or immediately after posture change. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesquattingliterature typically focuses on urban areas. From theCambridge English Corpus To be sure, immigrants would have preferred to have their own plots, butsquattingdid allow families some independence. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the government had a time-honored policy againstsquatting, it was clearly unenforceable. From theCambridge English Corpus Squattingfamilies were only a fraction of the families moving in search of land during the mid-1940s and 1950s. From theCambridge English Corpus The murmur may be soft, and is best heard with the patientsquatting. From theCambridge English Corpus Squattingwas also a successful strategy for both farm development andsquattingfamilies. From theCambridge English Corpus It became the starting point for thesquattingof empty houses. From theCambridge English Corpus About 44 per cent had long-term leases of government lands, 20 per cent had unsecured short-term leases and another 10 per cent weresquatting. From theCambridge English Corpus There were benefits tosquattingfamilies as well. From theCambridge English Corpus A three-year-old female child was admitted with a history of cyanotic spells andsquattingepisodes since childhood. From theCambridge English Corpus Besides, if the big institutions won't put on their plays, what's to stop young writerssquattingin empty buildings and creating new spaces? From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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