lurch

名词 lurch:

1. an unsteady uneven gait
   同义词：stumble, stagger
2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
   同义词：pitch, pitching
4. the act of moving forward suddenly
   同义词：lunge

动词 lurch:

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   同义词：stagger, reel, keel, swag, careen
2. move abruptly
   同义词：pitch, shift
3. move slowly and unsteadily
4. loiter about, with no apparent aim
   同义词：prowl
5. defeat by a lurch
   同义词：skunk

1. Earthquake, the enemy of human happiness, is always lying at lurch.
   地震，这个人类幸福的大敌，总是伺机作恶。
2. The enemy of human happiness is always lying at lurch.
   人类幸福的大敌总是伺机进行破坏的。
3. The bandit catch Bill, and Tom leave him in the lurch.
   歹徒抓住了比尔，而汤姆却把他弃之不顾。

lurch

v.intr.（不及物动词）
lurched,lurch.ing,lurch.es
To stagger.See Synonyms at blunder
蹒跚而行参见 blunder
To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:
突然倾斜：突然地或者无规则地倾斜或坠落：
例句：
The ship lurched in the storm. The car gave a start and then lurched forward.
船只在暴风雨突然摇晃了起来。车子动了起来然后摇摇晃晃地向前开去

n.（名词）
A staggering or tottering movement or gait.
蹒跚的步态：左右摆晃或蹒跚的动作或步态
An abrupt rolling or pitching.
突然的摇晃或坠落

来源：
[Origin unknown]
[词源不详]

【引伸】
lurch.ingly
adv.（副词）

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lurch
lurch 2

n.Games （名词）【游戏】
The losing position of a cribbage player who scores 30 points or less to the winner`s '.
纸牌等游戏中的一败涂地：纸牌游戏中牌手的失败情形，得分不多于30点或获胜者已得到'点

<习惯用语>in the lurch
In a difficult or embarrassing position.
处于困境：处于一种困难或尴尬的境地
来源：
Perhaps back-formation from Middle English lurching [a total victory at] lorche
可能为源自 中古英语 lurching的逆成词 [在] 洛奇中大获全胜
from lorche [a kind of game]
源自 lorche [一种游戏]
; akin to perhaps lurken [to lurk] * see lurk
；类似于 可能为 lurken [潜伏] *参见 lurk