lurk in the shadows
collocation潜伏在暗处
The cat lurked in the shadows, waiting to pounce on the mouse.
那只猫潜伏在暗处,准备扑向老鼠。
潜伏;埋伏
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潜伏;埋伏
To hide while waiting to attack or surprise someone
A cat lurks in the shadows, waiting to pounce.
一只猫潜伏在阴影中,准备扑击。
潜伏以伏击
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
保持隐蔽
To remain unobserved.
在某地闲逛而不引人注意
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
lurk
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原形
lurks
3rd person
第三人称单数
lurking
-ing
现在分词
lurked
Past
过去式
lurked
Past participle
过去分词
He lurks in the shadows.
他潜伏在阴影中。
Someone is lurking outside.
有人正在外面潜伏。
The cat lurked behind the bush.
那只猫潜伏在灌木丛后面。
Danger was lurking beneath the calm surface of the lake.
危险潜伏在平静的湖面之下。
The spy lurked behind the curtain, listening to the conversation.
间谍潜伏在窗帘后面,偷听谈话。
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潜伏在暗处
The cat lurked in the shadows, waiting to pounce on the mouse.
那只猫潜伏在暗处,准备扑向老鼠。
鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊
A suspicious man was lurking around the building late at night.
一个可疑的人深夜在这栋楼周围鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊。
隐藏在…后面
Danger may lurk behind every corner in this city.
在这座城市里,危险可能隐藏在每一个角落后面。
潜伏在黑暗中
The thief lurked in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to break in.
小偷潜伏在黑暗中,等待机会闯入。
躲在角落里
The shy boy lurked in the corner of the classroom during recess.
那个害羞的男孩课间躲在教室的角落里。
在社交媒体上潜水
She prefers to lurk on social media rather than post anything herself.
她更喜欢在社交媒体上潜水,而不是自己发帖。
潜伏在阴影中
The spy was lurking in the shadows, observing the enemy's movements.
间谍潜伏在阴影中,观察敌人的行动。
在周围潜伏
Strange men have been lurking around the neighborhood lately.
最近有陌生人在社区周围潜伏。
隐藏在背后
A sense of unease lurked in the background of the cheerful party.
欢乐的聚会背后隐藏着一种不安的感觉。
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联想‘勒克’——勒住脖子,悄悄潜伏,暗中行动。
常见场景:online forums、suspicious waiting lurk 通常表示隐蔽地存在或行动,多用于描述在网络中只浏览不发言,或在现实中暗中等待的语境。它在非正式和文学描述中都比较常见,但在正式书面语中较少使用。
不及物动词,常与 behind、in、under 等介词连用,表示潜伏在某处。
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