cross-legged

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_058_ecross-legged /ˌkrɒs ˈleɡəd◂, -ˈleɡd◂ $ ˈkrɒːs ˌleɡəd, -ˌleɡd/ adverb SITin a sitting position with your knees wide apart and one foot on top of the other 盘着腿 We sat cross-legged on the floor. 我们盘腿坐在地上。 →5 see picture at 见图 cross1 —cross-legged adjective

Examples from the Corpus

cross-legged• All the children were sitting cross-legged on the floor.sat cross-legged• Carrie sat cross-legged beside me, her tummy huge under her nightie.• Philippa sat cross-legged beside the bed, as if meditating on the carpet.• Lady Jones sat in a straight-backed chair; several chil-dren sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her.• He sat cross-legged on the floor scanning titles for hours.• He sat cross-legged on the ground and stared into the black grid on the front of the radio. 2.25 p.m.• She sat cross-legged on the mat at the far side of the table.• Claude and Ruth were talking quietly with Pat, who sat cross-legged on the sofa.• Meh'Lindi sat cross-legged regarding Jaq expressionlessly all this time.

cross-legged adverbChinese

wide position Corpus your sitting in knees apart a with

cross-legged
cross-legged /ˌkrɒs ˈleɡəd◂, -ˈleɡd◂ $ ˈkrɒːs ˌleɡəd, -ˌleɡd/