hunker
英 ['hʌŋkə]
美 ['hʌŋkɚ]
助记提示
1. perhaps cognate with haunch.
2. 很可能与 haunch 同源。
3. haunch => hunker.
4. on one's haunches 以蹲坐姿势。
5. 它们很可能都源于同样的原始日耳曼语词根。
中文词源
hunker 蹲下，坐下来自苏格兰语，词源不详，或同huckster.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down.
- 他们目前的策略是保持低调，让事态慢慢平息。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I have to hunker down to finish my algebra this evening.
- 我今晚要专专心心地把代数作业做完.
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- 3. They are not allowed to hunker down to rest after running 5,000 meters.
- 他们跑完5000米后不准蹲下休息.
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- 4. Work hard, hunker down, tighten your belt, and a better life.
- 努力工作 、 盘腿坐下 、 勒紧腰带 、 和改善生活.
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- 5. Families hunker down indoors hanging illuminated orange paper stars in their darkened windows.
- 家族里的猎人们在屋里休养生息,从昏暗的窗户中能看到星星点点的橘色烛光.
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