hunched

/hʌnt͡ʃt/· verb

科学/科研/医疗B1

hunched
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Chinese meaning

弓gōng着zhe背bèi;蜷quán缩suō

弯wān腰yāo弓gōng背bèi(地dì坐zuò/站zhàn);把bǎ背bèi拱gǒng起qǐ来lái

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实shí验yàn中zhōng弓gōng背bèi而ér坐zuò的de参cān与yù者zhě

Example

Participants who sat upright reported greater feelings of pride and took more successful risks in a virtual balloon game than those who hunched over.

在zài一yī项xiàng虚xū拟nǐ气qì球qiú游yóu戏xì中zhōng,坐zuò姿zī挺tǐng直zhí的de参cān与yù者zhě比bǐ弓gōng背bèi而ér坐zuò的de参cān与yù者zhě报bào告gào了le更gèng强qiáng的de自zì豪háo感gǎn,也yě做zuò出chū了le更gèng多duō成chéng功gōng的de冒mào险xiǎn决jué策cè。

Source: ScienceDaily · 5 Aug 2026

Background ✎

一yī项xiàng研yán究jiū发fā现xiàn,坐zuò姿zī挺tǐng直zhí还hái是shì弓gōng背bèi,会huì微wēi妙miào影yǐng响xiǎng人rén的de情qíng绪xù自zì信xìn与yǔ冒mào险xiǎn决jué策cè。

Roots · etymology

词源存疑,未见确切记录

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • hunch over / hunched shoulders / hunched posture

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