hunker down

英 [ˈhʌŋkə(r) daʊn]

美 [ˈhʌŋkər daʊn]

蹲; 蹲下; 蹲坐; 保持低调; 避免引人注目

英英释义

verb

• hold stubbornly to a position
  1. The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down
• sit on one's heels
  1. In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
  2. The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
  Synonym:squatcrouchscrunchscrunch uphunker
• take shelter
  1. During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut