hunker down

• 盘坐； 隐匿； 顽固坚持

英英释义

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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• scrunch 碾
• crouch 蹲下
• hunker 蹲
• scrunch up 揉皱
• squat 蹲下