1 VERB (尤指向前)突然一蹿,突然急动 To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. (尤指向前)突然一蹿,突然急动 [Also VERB]
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As the car sped over a pothole she lurched forward. [VERB adv./prep.]
车子飞驶过一个坑洼时,她身子猛地向前一倾。
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Henry looked, stared, and lurched to his feet. [VERB adv./prep.]
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。
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More and more frequently the vessel lurched into a sudden roll. [VERB adv./prep.]
船不时会猛烈摇晃一下,而且越来越频繁。
SYN tilt, roll, pitch, list
2 VERB (在不同的行动、态度之间)左冲右撞,摇摆不定 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. (在不同的行动、态度之间)左冲右撞,摇摆不定 [disapproval]
3 PHRASE 弃…于危难之中;对…坐视不救 If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time. 弃…于危难之中;对…坐视不救 [informal]
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