[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
[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
late 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin
lurch2 noun
(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
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'