squat

发音

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单词词源

squat 蹲坐，擅自占用

来自中古法语 squatten,蹲坐，来自古法语 esquatir,压，压下，来自 es-,向外，或表强调，quatir, 压，压下，来自通俗拉丁语*coactire,压，压下，来自 co-,表强调，-act,做，驱动，词源同 act,exact. 引申词义擅自占用无主土地或无主房产。

vt.

1. She prefers squat toilets feeling they are more sanitary .: 她喜欢蹲厕，感觉蹲厕更卫生。

3. Holding dumbbells while doing the squat will make them more challenging .: 做墙下蹲的时候握着哑铃会更有挑战性。

4. The bathroom is tight , with a shower that drains into the squat toilet .: 浴室很局促，淋浴用过的水直接排到蹲便器里。

5. They have attracted some 80000 camp-followers , many of whom squat on supposedly protected land .: 他们已经吸引了八万名追随者，很多人蹲坐在本应受保护的土地上。