hunker
pronunciation
UK [ˈhʌŋkə(r)]
US [ˈhʌŋkɚ]
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- vi.
- 盘坐
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- n.
- 守旧者
Word Origin
hunker 蹲下，坐下
来自苏格兰语，词源不详，或同huckster.
Example
- 1. Shaken by this nightmare , spaniards have started to hunker down .
- 西班牙人被这种噩梦震惊，开始蜷缩起来。
- 2. It 's when many , especially those who adhere to traditional nomadic rhythms of life , hunker down until spring .
- 这个时候，很多人要转场定居直到春天，那些还循着传统游牧生活节奏的人们尤其如此。
- 3. This enormous pool has helped to protect asian societies as they hunker down for the storm .
- 这个巨大的资金池有助于保护亚洲各国抵御金融风暴。
- 4. The world cup hosts hunker down for a wave of xenophobic violence .
- 世界杯东道主发生仇外暴力骚乱
- 5. But israel cannot emigrate and it will have no choice but to hunker down and fortify its formerly peaceful border with egypt .
- 可惜以色列无法迁居，只能严守其和埃及之前签订的和平边界。
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