名詞 lurch:

1. an unsteady uneven gait
   同義詞：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)
   同義詞：pitch, pitching
4. the act of moving forward suddenly
   同義詞：lunge

動詞 lurch:

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

1. Earthquake, the enemy of human happiness, is always lying at lurch.
   地震，這個人類幸福的大敵，總是伺機作惡。
2. The enemy of human happiness is always lying at lurch.
   人類幸福的大敵總是伺機進(jìn)行破壞的。
3. The bandit catch Bill, and Tom leave him in the lurch.
   歹徒抓住了比爾，而湯姆卻把他棄之不顧。

lurch

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
lurched,lurch.ing,lurch.es
To stagger.See Synonyms at blunder
蹣跚而行參見 blunder
To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:
突然傾斜：突然地或者無規(guī)則地傾斜或墜落：
例句：
The ship lurched in the storm. The car gave a start and then lurched forward.
船只在暴風(fēng)雨突然搖晃了起來。車子動了起來然后搖搖晃晃地向前開去

n.（名詞）
A staggering or tottering movement or gait.
蹣跚的步態(tài)：左右擺晃或蹣跚的動作或步態(tài)
An abrupt rolling or pitching.
突然的搖晃或墜落

來源：
[Origin unknown]
[詞源不詳]

【引伸】
lurch.ingly
adv.（副詞）

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lurch
lurch 2

n.Games （名詞）【游戲】
The losing position of a cribbage player who scores 30 points or less to the winner`s '.
紙牌等游戲中的一敗涂地：紙牌游戲中牌手的失敗情形，得分不多于30點或獲勝者已得到'點

<習(xí)慣用語>in the lurch
In a difficult or embarrassing position.
處于困境：處于一種困難或?qū)擂蔚木车?/br>來源：
Perhaps back-formation from Middle English lurching [a total victory at] lorche
可能為源自 中古英語 lurching的逆成詞 [在] 洛奇中大獲全勝
from lorche [a kind of game]
源自 lorche [一種游戲]
; akin to perhaps lurken [to lurk] * see lurk
；類似于 可能為 lurken [潛伏] *參見 lurk