noun🔗Share踉跄, 摇晃. A sudden or unsteady movement."the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard"船的颠簸,或是醉汉的踉跄。actionwaybodynauticalvehicletendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share踉跄,颠簸. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement."The bus made a sudden lurch forward, causing the passengers to grab onto the seats. "公共汽车突然向前猛地一颠簸,导致乘客们赶紧抓住座位。actionvehiclebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share狼吞虎咽, 吞噬. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up."The dog, starving after his walk, lurched the entire bowl of food in seconds. "遛弯回来后,饿坏了的狗狗几秒钟就狼吞虎咽地吞噬了一整碗食物。foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share双陆棋,色子游戏 An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables."My grandfather enjoyed playing the lurch, a dice game, with his friends at the local community center. "我的祖父喜欢在当地社区中心和他的朋友们玩双陆棋,这是一种掷色子的游戏。gameentertainmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赖账,抛弃。 A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch."After losing all his points, the cribbage player was left in the lurch, earning his opponent a double score. "在输光了所有的分之后,这位克里比奇牌玩家彻底被人赖账抛弃了,让他的对手赢得了双倍得分。gamenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抛弃,诈骗 To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat."The construction company lurched the subcontractors by refusing to pay them for the completed work, leaving them in serious debt. "这家建筑公司坑骗了分包商,拒不支付已完工的款项,导致他们负债累累。moralcharacteractionbusinessvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢劫,掠夺。 To rob."The corrupt official would lurch businesses out of money by demanding bribes in exchange for permits. "这个贪官会通过索要贿赂来换取许可证,从而抢劫商家的钱财。policeactionlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share躲闪,潜伏。 To evade by stooping; to lurk."The squirrel tried to lurch behind the oak tree whenever a dog walked by. "每当有狗走过,松鼠就试图躲闪到橡树后面,同时伺机潜伏起来。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading