| 单词 | lurch |
| 释义 | lurch (once / 1269 pages) 1vn 2vn 3nv To lurch is to suddenly move — usually forward. If you are on a ship that lurches a lot during a storm, you may find your body lurching in one direction and your stomach going in the opposite one. The verb lurch can refer to any abrupt movement, but it often has the sense of a sharp turn up, down, or sideways. If you invest in the stock market, you have to be prepared for sudden losses and gains as the stock market can lurch up or down on a whim. The verb also means to make sudden jerking movements when walking, as if you cannot control your movements. WORD FAMILYlurch: lurched, lurcher, lurches, lurching+/lurcher: lurchers USAGE EXAMPLESMeryl Streep received an Oscar nomination for playing Suzanne Vale, an aspiring actress whose life lurched from emergency to emergency. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) This month its 31 million people lurched a big step closer to that breaking point, thanks to another senseless decree by its autocratic populist government. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) His hand jerked and the chopper lurched downward. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1v walk as if unable to control one's movements Syn|Hyper careen, keel, reel, stagger, swag walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v move slowly and unsteadily The truck lurched down the road Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 3v loiter about, with no apparent aim Syn|Hyper prowl footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry be about 4n an unsteady uneven gait Syn|Hyper stagger, stumble gait a person's manner of walking 5n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper pitch, pitching careen, rock, sway, tilt pitching dangerously to one side motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 1v move abruptly The ship suddenly lurched to the left Syn|Hyper pitch, shift move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2n the act of moving forward suddenly 3Syn|Hyper lunge motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 1n a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) Hyper defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest 2v defeat by a lurch Syn|Hyper skunk defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over |
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