haunches是什么意思？

haunches

英['hɔ:ntʃɪz] 美['hɔntʃɪz]

• n. 腰腿( haunch的名词复数 )，（鹿等供食用的）腰腿肉，股；

例句

• Gelded too: a stump of black guttapercha wagging limp between their haunches. 而且被阉割过,一片黑色杜仲胶在腰腿之间软软地耷拉下来,摆动着.
• Fernando was crouched on his haunches. 费尔南多蹲着.
• Edgar squatted on his haunches. 埃德加蹲着。
• Suddenly, the postilions exchange speech with animated gesticulation, and the horses are pulled up, almost haunches. 突然两个车夫激动地打着手势争论起来, 猛一带马, 马匹几乎倒坐在地上.
• Ferris was crouched down on his haunches. 费里斯蹲伏着。
• Edgar squatted on his haunches... 埃德加蹲着。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PHRASE
  以蹲姿
  If you get down on your haunches, you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet.
  例句
  Edgar squatted on his haunches... 埃德加蹲着。 Ferris was crouched down on his haunches. 费里斯蹲伏着。
• N-COUNT
  （动物的）腰腿;（人的）臀胯部
  The haunches of an animal or person are the area of the body which includes the bottom, the hips, and the tops of the legs.