释义 |
lunge I. \ˈlənj\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from obsolete allonge to make a thrust with a sword, from French allonger to extend (an arm), make long, from Old French alongier to make long — more at allonge transitive verb 1. archaic : to deliver (as a kick or thrust) suddenly — often used with out < lunged out a kick — W.M.Thackeray > 2. : to cause to make or move with a lunge : thrust or push with a lunge < strode mightily through, waving his free arm, lunging his portfolio — Katherine A. Porter > intransitive verb 1. a. : to make a thrust or pass with a foil b. : to tackle an opponent in field hockey 2. : to make a forceful forward movement : plunge, surge < lunged forward and opened the door for her — J.P.Marquand > < lunged in with a heavy black iron tray — Katherine Mansfield > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : a sudden thrust or pass (as with a sword or foil) b. : a one-handed tackling stroke in field hockey 2. : the act of plunging forward : a forceful often abrupt movement ahead : surge < she made a lunge at a door — Elizabeth Bowen > < clattering lunge from the electric shovel — George Farwell > < feeling the long easy lunge of the ship — Vincent McHugh > < no one can read a page … without feeling its lunge, its force — John Mason Brown > 3. : a movement for position in gymnastics or dancing in which one foot is advanced as far as possible with the knee bent and directly over the instep while the other foot remains stationary III. variant of longe IV. \ˈlənj\ noun (-s) Etymology: short for muskellunge 1. : lake trout b 2. : muskellunge |