lurch

lurch1
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll
    突然倾斜,突然摇晃
    the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing.
    船猛然剧晃了一下,使他无法站稳。
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger
    颠簸前进;蹒跚前行
    the car lurched forward.
    汽车颠簸着向前行驶。
    Stuart lurched to his feet.
    斯图尔特摇摇晃晃站了起来。
    he was lurching from one crisis to the next.
    危机接二连三,他还未站稳新的又袭来。
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin

lurch2
noun
  1. (用于短语 leave someone in the lurch)leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation
    弃(朋友等)于困境而不顾
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a state of discomfiture): from French lourche, the name of a game resembling backgammon, used in the phrase demeurer lourche 'be discomfited'
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