to squat
01
蹲下, 做深蹲
to go to a position in which the knees are bent and the back of thighs are touching or very close to one's heels
Intransitive
例子
The baseball catcher squatted behind the plate, ready to receive the pitcher's throw.
棒球接球手蹲在本垒板后面，准备接投手的投球。
02
非法占据, 擅自占用
to occupy a building or settle on a piece of land without the owner's permission or legal right
Intransitive: to squat somewhere
例子
The group of protesters decided to squat on the vacant lot to draw attention to the lack of affordable housing.
抗议者团体决定占据空地，以引起人们对缺乏经济适用房的关注。
Squat
01
a building or house occupied without the owner's permission or without paying rent
Dialect
British
British02
an exercise performed by bending the knees and lowering the body to strengthen the legs
例子
Squats target the thighs and glutes.
03
the act of crouching or lowering the body with knees bent and buttocks near the heels
04
a very small or negligible amount
例子
She cared squat about the rumors.
词汇树
squatter
squatting
squat
