squat

1. V-I If you squat, you lower yourself toward the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. 蹲下

We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down. 我們蹲在池邊，看潛水員慢慢沉下水。

2. PHRASAL VERB Squat down means the same as . 蹲下

Albert squatted down and examined it. 阿爾伯特蹲下仔細(xì)查看它。

3. N-SING Squat is also a noun. 蹲下

He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap. 他彎腰蹲下，把小狗們聚攬到他的大腿上。

4. ADJ If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. 矮胖的

Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair. 埃迪是個矮胖的人，四十來嵗，頭發(fā)稀疏。

5. V-I People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. (對某空建築、空地) 非法佔據(jù)

You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property. 你不能衹是四処遊蕩，非法佔據(jù)他人房産。