crouching
present participle ofcrouch
| 单词 | crouching |
| 释义 | crouching present participle ofcrouch crouch verb[I] uk/kraʊtʃ/us/kraʊtʃ/tobendyourkneesandloweryourself so that you arecloseto thegroundandleaningforwardslightly: Shesawhim coming and crouched(down)behind abush. Sitting and standing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not holding the body upright Examplesofcrouchingcrouching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The grimace is seen in a rhesus monkey or a chimpanzeecrouchingfrom attack by a dominant. From theCambridge English Corpus He describes at length a land in which gleams 'thecrouchingtiger's eyes'. From theCambridge English Corpus Meanwhile,crouchingin their circle of wagons down in the valley we have the unglamorous, rationalistic individualists. From theCambridge English Corpus Collapsing, falling to the ground, andcrouchingbelong to this complex of behaviors. From theCambridge English Corpus There's a shout behind my chest,crouching, always ready. From theCambridge English Corpus Gaunt andcrouching, the men here are clearly inferior in class and possess little virility. From theCambridge English Corpus He was in a condition so weak that he could only walk in acrouchingposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can see them waiting there,crouchingready for another difficulty that may come along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As he got to the crest, he saw four figurescrouchingdown, moving up the hill towards him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the applause is deserved, and if the occasion was less salubrious we could have managed a standing, rather than acrouchingovation! FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I came across a womancrouchingon the floor of a busy corridor with her hands held protectively over her face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On opening the door, at first no one could be seen, but then he saw a personcrouchingby the bay window. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are notcrouchingin the studio in the dark with blankets over their heads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They werecrouchingover their books with almost equal diligence, but were devoting themselves then to studies that seemed to them more lofty than the generally disposed school of jurisprudence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They exist under conditions of intolerable physical and mental strain, long hours patrolling orcrouchingin the darkness with the possibility of death by a sniper at any moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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