今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 hunker. Hunker is spelled H-U-N-K-E-R, hunker.
Hunker 是蹲著、蹲坐的意思,常與 down 連用,hunker down的意思就是準(zhǔn)備長期蹲守。
Top U.S. experts on infectious diseases are calling on Americans to "hunker down" significantly more to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 美國頂尖的傳染病專家呼吁美國人蹲守在家,以減緩冠狀病毒的傳播。
With borders shut, schools and businesses closing, and increasingly drastic restrictions on movement, tens of millions of people were hunkered down to isolate themselves from coronavirus risk. 隨著邊界關(guān)閉、學(xué)校停學(xué)和企業(yè)停業(yè),以及行動限制越來越嚴(yán)格,數(shù)千萬人待在家里,以免受到冠狀病毒的威脅。
好的,我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是hunker, hunker, hunker.