squat/skwɒt/ (squatted, squatted; squatting)

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1. 蹲；蹲坐

• We squatted down by the fire. 我们蹲坐在炉火旁。

• The little boy squatted in the corner. 那个小男孩蹲坐在角落里。

2. 蜷伏，蹲蜷

• A wolf was squatting on the rock. 一只狼蜷伏在石头上。

• A hare squatted in the grass. 野兔蜷伏在草丛中。

3. 擅自占用土地；擅自占用空屋

• Some homeless people squatted in a derelict house. 一些无家可归的人在一所被废弃的房子里定居下来。