Word · Frequency #6914
lurk
潜伏；埋伏
To hide while waiting to attack or surprise someone
- 1.
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
潜伏以伏击
- 2.
To remain unobserved.
保持隐蔽
- 3.
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
在某地闲逛而不引人注意
隐匿；潜藏；潜水；暗中等候；潜伏以伏击；保持隐蔽；在某地闲逛而不引人注意
In use
A cat lurks in the shadows, waiting to pounce.
Danger was lurking beneath the calm surface of the lake.
The spy lurked behind the curtain, listening to the conversation.
Verb forms
base lurk · third person lurks · -ing lurking · past lurked · past participle lurked
Connections
Collocations
- lurk in the shadows
- 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。
- lurk around
- 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。
- lurk behind
- 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。
- lurk in the dark
- 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。
- lurk in the corner
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘勒克’——勒住脖子，悄悄潜伏，暗中行动。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与 behind、in、under 等介词连用，表示潜伏在某处。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with "lurk" (/ləːk/) because they share the same ending vowel and consonant (/ɜːk/). However, be cautious of words ending in "ark" like "bark" (/bɑːk/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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