lunge

lunge1
noun
  1. a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something
    冲，扑，突然向前的动作
    Lucy made a lunge for Gabriel's wrist.
    露西向前猛冲去抓加布里埃尔的手腕。
    a crude lunge at United's goalscorer.
    猛烈冲撞联队射门队员。
    ■the basic attacking move in fencing, in which the leading foot is thrust forward close to the floor with the knee bent while the back leg remains straightened
    （击剑中的）弓箭步刺
    ■an exercise or gymnastic movement resembling the lunge of a fencer
    弓箭步
(lunging 或 lungeing)
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]make a lunge
    刺，戳
    McCulloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him.
    麦卡洛克举起棍子向他戳去。
    John lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat.
    约翰抽身上前，一把抓住他的喉咙。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]make a sudden forward thrust with (a part of the body or a weapon)
    以（肢体，武器）刺，戳，捅
    Billy lunged his spear at the fish.
    比利用手中的矛刺向鱼。
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from earlier allonge, from French allonger 'lengthen'
lunge2
(亦作 longe)
noun
  1. a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move in a circle round its trainer
    （驯马时控制马走圈的）驯马索
verb
  1. (lungeing)[with obj.]exercise (a horse or rider) on a lunge
    用驯马索训练马（或骑手）
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French longe, from allonge 'lengthening out'
lunge3
noun
  1. (N. Amer.). short for muskellunge
    (北美)。 muskellunge 的简称
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