squat

squat
(squatted, squatting)
  1. [no obj.]crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs
    蹲;蹲坐
    I squatted down in front of him.
    我蹲在他的前面。
    ■[with obj.](Weightlifting)crouch down in such a way and rise again while holding (a specified weight) behind one's neck
    (举重)蹲举
    he can squat 850 pounds.
    他可以蹲举850磅。
  2. [no obj.]unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land
    非法占用,擅自占用(无人居住的房屋或土地)
    eight families are squatting in the house.
    有八户人家擅自占用了这座房子。
    ■[with obj.]occupy (an uninhabited building) in such a way
    霸占,侵占(无人居住的房屋)
(squatter, squattest)
  1. short and thickset; disproportionately broad or wide
    矮胖的;矮而宽的
    he was muscular and squat.
    他体格健壮,又矮又胖。
    a squat grey house.
    一座矮而宽的灰色房子。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a position in which one's knees are bent and one's heels are close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs
    蹲;蹲坐
    ■(Weightlifting)an exercise in which a person squats down and rises again while carrying a barbell behind their neck
    (举重)蹲举训练
    ■(in gymnastics) an exercise involving a squatting movement or action
    (体操)下蹲动作;下蹲运动
  2. a building occupied by people living in it without the legal right to do so
    非法占用的建筑物
    ■an unlawful occupation of an uninhabited building
    非法占用空屋
  3. (N. Amer. informal). short for diddly-squat
    (北美,非正式)。 diddly-squat的简称
派生
squatly
adverb
squatness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'thrust down with force'): from Old French esquatir 'flatten', based on Latin coactus, past participle of cogere 'compel' (see cogent). The current sense of the adjective dates from the mid 17th cent
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