1PHRASAL VERB 蹲;蹲下;蹲坐 If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. 蹲;蹲下;蹲坐 [US]
Betty hunkered down on the floor. [VERBPREP. + on]
贝蒂蹲坐在地板上。
He ended up hunkering down beside her. [VP + beside]
他最终在她身边蹲了下来。
2PHRASAL VERB 保持低调;避免引人注目 If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make them noticed or put them in danger. 保持低调;避免引人注目 [US]
Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. [VERBPREP.]