no obj.
1- keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive(尤指出于险恶或怯懦的动机而)躲藏:
don't skulk outside the door like a spy!
不要像间谍一样躲在门外面!
1.1
- with adverbial of direction move stealthily or furtively偷偷摸摸地走:
he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors.
他花大部分时间在走廊里躲躲闪闪。
1.2
- shirk duty逃避责任。
- a group of foxes一群狐狸。
派生词
skulker
noun词源
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka 'lurk', and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka 'shirk'.