请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 skulk
释义 skulk
I. verb
also sculk \ˈskəlk\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skulke to shirk, play truant, Norwegian skulka, Swedish skolka
intransitive verb
1. : to move in or as if in a stealthy, furtive, or cautious manner : sneak
 < Indians skulking through the tall sage — American Guide Series: Nevada >
 < skulk up and down with the air of a charity-boy, a bastard, or an interloper — R.W.Emerson >
2.
 a. : to hide or conceal oneself often from cowardice or fear or sometimes with sinister intent
  < children with ice-cream cones skulked in the doorways, like abused cats — Jean Stafford >
  < scrambling over fence rails and skulking in thickets — D.C.Peattie >
  < what bedevilled idiocy skulks behind that arrogant mask — Herbert Read >
 b. chiefly Britain : to avoid duty : malinger
transitive verb
: to avoid in a furtive or cowardly manner
 < skulk our obligation to our country >
Synonyms: see lurk
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English skulke, from skulken, v.
1. of foxes : pack, group
2. : skulker
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 13:18:47