scooch
verb[I+ adv/prep]
USinformal(alsoscootch)uk/skuːtʃ/us/skuːtʃ/tomoveashortdistance,especiallywhen you are in asittingorcrouching(=low, withbentknees)position:
(尤指坐着或蹲着时)往旁边挪一下位置Can you scooch over and makeroom?你能挪过去让点地方吗?
She used to scooch up socloseto the TV that herparentswarnedher she'druinhereyes.她过去常常凑得很近看电视,她父母警告她这样会毁了自己的眼睛。
Thestreetwasfloodedand I had to scootch over to the passenger'ssideof thecarto get out.
- She scootched up beside him.
- He had to scooch along on hisbutt.
- He scooched over andhandedJesse thecoffee.
- Sometimes they like to scooch together on thecouch.
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