| 单词 | lurch |
| 释义 | lurch (lɜːʳtʃ ) Word forms: lurches , lurching , lurched 1. verb To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward. [VERB adverb/preposition] Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet. [VERB adverb/preposition] More and more frequently the vessel lurched into a sudden roll. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: tilt, roll, pitch, list Lurch is also a noun. The car took a lurch forward but grounded in a deep rut. 2. verb 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. [disapproval] The state government has lurched from one budget crisis to another. [VERB from noun to noun] The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair. [VERB preposition/adverb] Lurch is also a noun. The property sector was another casualty of the lurch towards higher interest rates. 3. leave sb in the lurch phrase If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time. [informal] You wouldn't leave an old friend in the lurch, surely? Idioms: leave someone in the lurch to put someone in a difficult situation by suddenly going away or abandoning them, without giving them very much notice of your plans My secretary left me in the lurch on Friday and I haven't found a replacement yet. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stomach lurches On hearing them, all the blood drains from my face and ends up in my feet, while my stomach lurches in shock. The Sun With every step my stomach lurches. Times, Sunday Times Looking up, my stomach lurches. Times, Sunday Times Then — finally — my stomach lurches as it catches me and lowers me to the ground. The Sun If you make a sudden lurch for the dining room, they can taser you without the customers noticing. Times, Sunday Times There will not be a sudden lurch from falling to strongly rising real wages. Times, Sunday Times From outside, it looks like another sudden lurch, another envelope, another underemployed adviser. Times, Sunday Times Or was this sudden lurch into action-movie mode a breach of our trust in its intelligence and patience? Times, Sunday Times And it's all part of the fun, suddenly hearing that terrible clatter, feeling the sudden lurch and trying not to soil your ski pants. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 打趔趄尤指向前 Japanese: ガクンと揺れる |
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