Word · Frequency #6914
lurks
潜伏；埋伏
lurks is the third person singular of lurk.
核心释义
To hide while waiting to attack or surprise someone
- 1.
潜伏以伏击
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
- 2.
保持隐蔽
To remain unobserved.
- 3.
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.
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
用法In use
A cat lurks in the shadows, waiting to pounce.
用法提示：lurks 表示猫暗藏等待时机
Danger was lurking beneath the calm surface of the lake.
用法提示：lurking 指危险隐藏未现
The spy lurked behind the curtain, listening to the conversation.
用法提示：lurked 描述间谍暗中隐藏
lurk in/behind/under sth
lurk 是不及物动词，不能接宾语，也没有被动语态；常接 in、behind、under 等介词短语，说明藏身的具体位置。
The cat lurked behind the bushes, waiting for a bird.
那只猫潜伏在灌木丛后，等着捕捉小鸟。
lurk around sth
表示没有明确目的地逗留、闲逛，常暗示行迹可疑或让人不安。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘勒克’——勒住脖子，悄悄潜伏，暗中行动。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与 behind、in、under 等介词连用，表示潜伏在某处。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.