lurch
vi. 蹣跚而行,顛簸著行進; 搖晃
n. 突然傾斜; 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...
車子飛駛過一個坑窪時,她身子猛地向前一傾。
Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet...
亨利看了一眼,頓時瞪大了眼睛,然後突然猛地一下站了起來。
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...
州政府陷入一個又一個的預算危機。
The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.
首輪多邊貿易談判在希望與絕望間來回搖擺。
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?
你總不會對老朋友見死不救吧?
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
處於困境:處於一種困難或尷尬的境地
The unfortunate natives were left in the lurch.
倒黴的當地人就在危險時被捨棄不顧了.
The plane is shudder and lurch in the most terrifying manner.
飛機在震顫搖晃,其樣子極為怕人.
Tom quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch.
湯姆辭職, 棄老闆於艱難中而不顧.
He got what he wanted and left me in the lurch as a scapegoat.
他倒稱心如意了,卻叫我一人背黑鍋.
Earthquake, the enemy of human happiness, is always lying at lurch.
地震, 這個人類幸福的大敵, 總是伺機作惡.