squat
1 / skwat/
v (-tt-)
1
[I, Ipr, Ip]
squat (down)
(a) (of people) sit on one's heels or on the ground with
the knees drawn up under or close to the body; crouch
（指人）蹲, 收膝而坐, 伏下身子:
The old man squatted (down) by the fire.
老人蹲在炉火旁.
(b) (of animals)
crouch with the body close to the ground
（指动物）伏在地上.
(c) (informal 口 especially
British)
sit 坐:
Can you find somewhere to squat?
你找个地方坐下好吗?
2 [Intransitive]
Occupy an empty building or settle on un-occupied land,
etc without permission
擅自占用空建筑; 擅自在空地上安家:
Homeless people squatting in a derelict house
擅自居住在破败的空屋里的无家可归的人.
> squat
noun
1 [singular]
squatting position
蹲; 收膝而坐.
2 [Countable]
Building occupied by squatters (squatter 2)
被擅自占用的建筑物:
living in a squat 住在私占的屋子里.
squatter
noun
1 person who sits in a squatting position
蹲着的人.
2 person who occupies a building or land without
permission
擅自占用房屋或土地的人:
claim squatters' rights
要求获得擅自占房者应得的权利.
3 (Australia 澳)
sheep-farmer
牧羊场主.
A ship with a big blue squat funnel,
n
Bahasa Malaysia
squat
adj (derog)
mencangkung:
A squat man,
Orang yang mencangkung;
A ship with a big blue squat funnel,
Kapal yang mempunyai serombong yang mencondong;
n
1.
squatting position,
(duduk) /mencangkung, bertinggung, berjongkok
2.
building in which squatters live,
rumah setinggan;
vi
1.
crouch, (of person),
(duduk) /mencangkung, bertinggung, berjongkok/;
(of animal)
mendekam:
The little boy squatted on the wet sand, drawing a
ship with a stick,
Budak itu bertinggung di pasir yang basah sambil melukis
sebuah kapal dengan kayu;
The tiger squatted in the grass,
Harimau itu mendekam dalam lalang;
2.
live as a squatter,
/mendiami, menduduki/ [sst] secara haram:
A group of students have been squatting in the house for
the last six months, sekumpulan pelajar telah mendiami rumah itu secara haram
sejak enam bulan yg lalu.
squatter
noun
One who settles illegally on land or in building,
Setinggan: the police turned the squatters out of the
flat,
Polis menghalau setinggan-setinggan keluar dr rumah pangsa
itu.
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