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hunker down

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  • 盘坐;隐匿;顽固坚持

详细释义

Verb:
  1. sit on one's heels;

    "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
    "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

  2. take shelter;

    "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"

  3. hold stubbornly to a position;

    "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"

双语例句

    1. He woke up at four, ahead of the rooster at the street corner, bathed at the well, and sat down on a piece of deerskin to meditate.
      每天清晨四点钟,街角的公鸡还没叫他就已经起床,在水井旁洗浴了一下,然后就盘坐在一块鹿皮上开始冥想。

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