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TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145

lurch

1 lurch /ˈlɚtʃ/ verb
lurches; lurched; lurching
1 lurch
/ˈlɚtʃ/
verb
lurches; lurched; lurching
Learner's definition of LURCH
[no object]
: to make a sudden sideways or forward motion突然倾斜;颠簸
: to move or walk in an awkward or unsteady way步履蹒跚;不稳地行走
often used figuratively常用作比喻
2 lurch /ˈlɚtʃ/ noun
plural lurches
2 lurch
/ˈlɚtʃ/
noun
plural lurches
Learner's definition of LURCH
[count]
: a sudden sideways or forward movement突然的倾斜;猛然的晃动
compare 3lurch
3 lurch /ˈlɚtʃ/ noun
3 lurch
/ˈlɚtʃ/
noun
Learner's definition of LURCH

leave (someone) in the lurch

: to leave someone without help or protection when it is needed弃…于危难之中;置…于困境而不顾
compare 2lurch
TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145

lurch

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verb (1)

lurched; lurching; lurches

intransitive verb

1
: to move with a lurch
suddenly lurched forward
also : stagger
has lurched from crisis to crisis Jere Longman
2
: to roll or tip abruptly : pitch

lurch

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noun (1)

1
: an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement
the car moved forward with a lurch
2
: a sudden roll of a ship to one side

lurch

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score especially in cribbage

lurch

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verb (2)

lurched; lurching; lurches

transitive verb

1
: to defeat by a lurch (as in cribbage)
2
archaic : to leave in the lurch

lurch

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verb (3)

lurched; lurching; lurches

intransitive verb

dialectal, chiefly England : to loiter about a place furtively : prowl

transitive verb

1
archaic : cheat
2
obsolete : steal
Phrases
in the lurch
: in a vulnerable and unsupported position
At the peak of the noonday rush the cashier stalked out and left him in the lurch.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2) and Verb (2)

Middle French lourche, adjective, defeated by a lurch, deceived

Verb (3)

Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk

First Known Use

Verb (1)

circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (1)

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1598, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

circa 1651, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of lurch was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145
lurch

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LURCH | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEsickening, sudden, violent令人惡心的/突然的/劇烈的搖晃VERB + LURCHgive猛地一跳Her heart gave a lurch when she saw him.她看到他時,心猛地一跳。feel感到震顫John felt a lurch of fear in his stomach.約翰感到胃部一陣痙攣。PREPOSITIONwith a lurch晃了一下The train stopped with a lurch.火車晃了一下停了下來。lurch into闖入⋯Starting her own business was a lurch into the unknown.自己創業對她來說是闖入了未知的世界。
lurch

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBviolently劇烈地搖晃Suddenly the train lurched violently.突然,火車劇烈地晃動起來。slightly輕微地晃動suddenly突然晃動backwards/backward, forward, sideways向後/向前/向一邊傾斜She gave a little cry and lurched forward.她輕喊一聲向前跌去。PREPOSITIONalong沿着⋯顛簸前進The bus lurched along the mountain road.公共汽車沿着山路顛簸前行。into跌跌撞撞地進入A man lurched into her office.一個男人跌跌撞撞地闖進她的辦公室。towards/toward朝⋯蹣跚走去He lurched towards / toward the door.他蹣跚着朝門走去。PHRASESlurch to your feet突然站起來The drunk lurched to his feet and tried to follow us.那個醉漢猛地站起來,試圖跟上我們。

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