squat 和crouch的区别

什么区别?别复制网上的,看不懂.

在squat 作不及物动词时可以和crouch相互替换
例如:He squatted/crouched down beside the footprints and examined them closely.

squat还可以做形容词和名词而crouch不行

蹲: 1. squat 2. crouch 3. stay 4. hunkering 5. crouching examples: 1. 老人蹲在炉火旁。 the old man squatted down by the fire. 2. 他蹲下把身子藏在紊乱的叶丛中。 he crouched down among the tangled foliage. 3. 老人蹲在炉火旁. the old man squatted (down) by the fire. 4. 我蹲在沙发后面. i crouched behind the sofa. 5. 他们蜷著身子蹲在桌子底下. they (were) bent double crouching under the table. 蹲在地上 squat down on the ground 蹲下来躲避寒风 hunkered down to avoid the icy wind. 弯曲或蹲下 to bend or stoop. 她蹲下来。 she squatted herself down. 蹲下来躲避寒风 hunkered down to avoid the icy wind. (某人)蹲下来 squat oneself down 坐[蹲]下 sit [ squat ] on one's haunches 痛得我蹲下来。 it pains me to stoop down. 她在火炉旁蹲下来。 she squatted down by the fire. 他蹲了3年班房。 he spent three years behind bars.