lurk

verb

/lɜːk/

/lɜːrk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they lurk	/lɜːk/ /lɜːrk/
he / she / it lurks	/lɜːks/ /lɜːrks/
past simple lurked	/lɜːkt/ /lɜːrkt/
past participle lurked	/lɜːkt/ /lɜːrkt/
-ing form lurking	/ˈlɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal（尤指为做不正当的事而）埋伏，潜伏 synonym skulk
- Why are you lurking around outside my house?你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
- A crocodile was lurking just below the surface.有条鳄鱼就潜伏在水面下。
- I felt sure that someone was lurking among the trees.我确信有人潜伏在树丛中。
- I saw a man lurking in the shadows.我看见一个人潜伏在暗处。
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) when something unpleasant or dangerous lurks, it is present but not in an obvious way（不好或危险的事）潜在，隐藏着
- At night, danger lurks in these streets.夜晚这些街上隐藏着危险。
- the darker emotions that lurk beneath the surface潜藏在表面之下的黑暗情绪
- the fears still lurking in our minds潜伏在我们心中的恐惧
Topics Dangerc2
[intransitive] (computing计算机) to read a discussion in a chat room, etc. on the internet, without taking part in it yourself“潜水”，隐身（在网上聊天室等阅读别人的讨论但不参与其中）Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

词源Middle English: perhaps from lour + the frequentative suffix -k (as in talk).