haunch
noun /hɔːntʃ/
/hɔːntʃ/
- haunches[plural] the tops of the legs and buttocks; the similar parts at the back of the body of an animal that has four legs
臀胯部；（四足动物的）腰腿 - on your haunches to crouch/squat on your haunches (= with your haunches resting on the back of your heels)
蹲着
- on your haunches to crouch/squat on your haunches (= with your haunches resting on the back of your heels)
- [countable] a back leg and loin of an animal that has four legs, eaten as food
（四足动物可食用的）腰腿肉 - a haunch of venison
一条鹿腰腿肉
- a haunch of venison
词源Middle English: from Old French hanche, of Germanic origin.