英语词汇“lurch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lurch1

/ləːtʃ

verb [no object, with adverbial]

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger: the car lurched forward Stuart lurched to his feet figurative he was lurching from one crisis to the next...

Rocketing to his feet, then swaying as his head lurched, Kaerin staggered over to the long full size mirror.
There was a loudish bang and her car lurched forward with the impact.
The car lurched forward as Rob threw it into drive and raced for the western exit.

Synonyms

stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, weave, totter, flounder, falter, wobble, slip, move clumsily

sway, reel, list, roll, pitch, toss, keel, veer, labour, flounder, heel, swerve, make heavy weather;

Nautical pitchpole

noun [usually in singular]

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll: the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing...

As she jumped up, Moby made a lurch to grab her but missed.
Their lurch to the Left was disastrous for them at the last election.
Alcohol was banned, minority Islamic sects were outlawed and the lurch to the right began.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin.

The lurch in leave someone in the lurch, ‘to leave an associate without support when they need it’, derives from French lourche, the name of a 16th-century game resembling backgammon. As well as a game, lurch then was a score or state of play in which one player was enormously ahead of the other. The unsteady, uncontrolled lurch is a different word from the late 17th century—it was originally a sailors' term, which described the sudden leaning of a ship to one side.

Rhymes

lurch2

/ləːtʃ

noun (in phrase leave someone in the lurch)

Leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation: he left you in the lurch when you needed him most...

Some of the ‘cool’ people will leave you in the lurch or betray your friends; at least one of the people you can't stand will prove to be a loyal, courageous, and inspiring friend.
Santa's reindeer left him in the lurch when they abandoned him on a church roof, leaving firemen to come to the rescue.
Kelu departed forthwith, despite the guru's curse for leaving him in the lurch.

Synonyms

leave in trouble, let down, leave helpless, leave stranded, leave high and dry, abandon, desert, betray

North American informal bail on

archaic forsake

abandon, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with;

jilt, strand, leave stranded, throw over

informal run/walk out on, dump, ditch

British informal give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E, bin off

archaic forsake

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a state of discomfiture): from French lourche, the name of a game resembling backgammon, used in the phrase demeurer lourche 'be discomfited'.

单词	lurch
释义	lurch1 /ləːtʃ / verb [no object, with adverbial] Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger: the car lurched forward Stuart lurched to his feet figurative he was lurching from one crisis to the next... Rocketing to his feet, then swaying as his head lurched, Kaerin staggered over to the long full size mirror. There was a loudish bang and her car lurched forward with the impact. The car lurched forward as Rob threw it into drive and raced for the western exit. Synonyms stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, weave, totter, flounder, falter, wobble, slip, move clumsily sway, reel, list, roll, pitch, toss, keel, veer, labour, flounder, heel, swerve, make heavy weather; Nautical pitchpole noun [usually in singular] An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll: the boat gave a* violent lurch and he missed his footing... As she jumped up, Moby made a lurch to grab her but missed. Their lurch to the Left was disastrous for them at the last election. Alcohol was banned, minority Islamic sects were outlawed and the lurch to the right began. Origin Late 17th century (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin. The lurch in leave someone in the lurch, ‘to leave an associate without support when they need it’, derives from French lourche, the name of a 16th-century game resembling backgammon. As well as a game, lurch then was a score or state of play in which one player was enormously ahead of the other. The unsteady, uncontrolled lurch is a different word from the late 17th century—it was originally a sailors' term, which described the sudden leaning of a ship to one side. Rhymes besmirch, birch, church, perch, search, smirch lurch2 /ləːtʃ / noun (in phrase leave someone in the lurch) Leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation: he left you in the lurch when you needed him most... Some of the ‘cool’ people will leave you in the lurch or betray your friends; at least one of the people you can't stand will prove to be a loyal, courageous, and inspiring friend. Santa's reindeer left him in the lurch when they abandoned him on a church roof, leaving firemen to come to the rescue. Kelu departed forthwith, despite the guru's curse for leaving him in the lurch. Synonyms leave in trouble, let down, leave helpless, leave stranded, leave high and dry, abandon, desert, betray North American* informal bail on archaic forsake abandon, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with; jilt, strand, leave stranded, throw over informal run/walk out on, dump, ditch British informal give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E, bin off archaic forsake Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a state of discomfiture): from French lourche, the name of a game resembling backgammon, used in the phrase demeurer lourche 'be discomfited'.
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