lunge
verb /lʌndʒ/
/lʌndʒ/
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they lunge | /lʌndʒ/ /lʌndʒ/ |
| he / she / it lunges | /ˈlʌndʒɪz/ /ˈlʌndʒɪz/ |
| past simple lunged | /lʌndʒd/ /lʌndʒd/ |
| past participle lunged | /lʌndʒd/ /lʌndʒd/ |
| -ing form lungeing | /ˈlʌndʒɪŋ/ /ˈlʌndʒɪŋ/ |
- to make a powerful forward movement, especially in order to attack somebody or take hold of something
猛冲；猛扑 - lunge at somebody/something He took out a knife and lunged at her.
他掏出一把刀，向她刺来。 - lunge forward She lunged forward and snatched the letter from me.
她向前冲去，从我手中抢走了那封信。 - lunge towards somebody/something He sprang from his seat and lunged towards her.
他从座位上跳起来，向她扑来。 - lunge for somebody/something She lunged for the door, but it was locked.
她冲向门，但门是锁着的。
词源mid 18th cent.: from earlier allonge, from French allonger ‘lengthen’. - lunge at somebody/something He took out a knife and lunged at her.