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外刊例句
- The problem of value has lurked in the background ever since the dismal science’s origins.
自经济学这门“沉闷的科学”起源以来,价值的难题就一直潜藏其中。
——《经济学人》 - Packs of strays lurk in public parks, guard alleyways and street corners and howl nightly in neighborhoods and villages.
一群群流浪狗潜伏在公园里,守在巷子里和街角,每夜都在附近居民区和村庄嚎叫。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] (of a person or animal) be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something
[动词] (指人或动物)隐藏起来以便等待伏击某人或某物
深入解读
Lurk 一词可能最终源自中古英语 luren (皱眉、潜伏),现在主要表示意图不轨地“埋伏、潜伏”,多是为了攻击某人或做不正当的事,比如:
- 有条貌似奄奄一息的鳄鱼就潜伏在水面下。
A seemingly moribund crocodile was lurking just below the surface. - 有个凶残的人藏在黑影里。
Someone vicious was lurking in the shadows.
也可以用来形容危险、疑虑、恐惧等不好的感觉或特征“暗藏、潜在”,比如:
- 夜晚这些街角隐藏着危险。
At night, danger lurks in these street corners. - 在表象的背后似乎依然潜藏着英国的经济顽症。
It seems that Britain's chronic economic malaise are still lurking beneath the surface.
而在网络中, lurk 还可以用来表示在聊天群里“潜水、隐身”,即光阅读别人的聊天内容,自己却从不吱声。这种沉默潜水者也就被称为 lurker ,与之相对的常见活跃分子则有 troll (喷子)和 hater (黑子)等。
名著用例
Figures wander, lurk, peer from warrens.
几个人影晃来晃去,忽而潜藏起来,忽而又从破房子里窥伺。
出自爱尔兰现代主义作家詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce)于1922年出版的长篇小说《尤利西斯》(Ulysses)。下载本书请点击:原版名著下载 | 尤利西斯(Ulysses)
同近义词
- skulk: keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
- sneak: move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner
- slink: move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner