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lurchHlV:tF, $lV:rtFv [I]to move in an irregular way, esp. making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side无规则地前后摇摆,左右晃动A crowd of drunken football supporters lurched down the street, singing and shouting.一群喝醉了的足球迷摇摇摆摆,又叫又唱地走过街头。The ship is lurching so much that it's making me feel sick.船颠簸得太厉害,以致我感到恶心。The car lurched to a sudden halt at the traffic lights.轿车在红绿灯前猛地刹住。The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.火车突然向前晃动,使一些站着的人摔倒了。(fig.) The government is weak and the country lurches from crisis to crisis (= difficult and dangerous situations are happening continuously).政府软弱无能,以致国家经历了一次又一次的危机。(fig.) She seems to lurch from one bad relationship to another.她似乎一次又一次地和同居的男人搞僵关系。(fig.) None of us could understand the lecture because the speaker kept lurching (= moving suddenly) from one topic to another.我们没人能听懂讲座,因为发言者不停地跳换话题。(fig.) They seemed to have lurched away from their earlier support for the government.他们似乎不像早期那样支持政府了。
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