lurch
vi. 蹒跚而行,颠簸着行进; 摇晃
n. 突然倾斜; 挫折
To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way.
As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward...
车子飞驶过一个坑洼时,她身子猛地向前一倾。
Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet...
亨利看了一眼,顿时瞪大了眼睛,然后突然猛地一下站了起来。
If you say that a person or organization lurches from one thing to another, you mean they move suddenly from one course of action or attitude to another in an uncontrolled way.
The state government has lurched from one budget crisis to another...
州政府陷入一个又一个的预算危机。
The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.
首轮多边贸易谈判在希望与绝望间来回摇摆。
If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time.
You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?
你总不会对老朋友见死不救吧?
1. an unsteady uneven gait
2. a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
3. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance);
4. the act of moving forward suddenly
1. walk as if unable to control one's movements;
2. move abruptly;
3. move slowly and unsteadily;
4. loiter about, with no apparent aim
5. defeat by a lurch
in the lurch
处于困境:处于一种困难或尴尬的境地
The unfortunate natives were left in the lurch.
倒霉的当地人就在危险时被舍弃不顾了.
The plane is shudder and lurch in the most terrifying manner.
飞机在震颤摇晃,其样子极为怕人.
Tom quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch.
汤姆辞职, 弃老板于艰难中而不顾.
He got what he wanted and left me in the lurch as a scapegoat.
他倒称心如意了,却叫我一人背黑锅.
Earthquake, the enemy of human happiness, is always lying at lurch.
地震, 这个人类幸福的大敌, 总是伺机作恶.