Word · Frequency #24360
skulking
潜行；鬼鬼祟祟地走动
skulking is the present participle of skulk.
move stealthily
- 1.
To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
躲藏起来不让人看到,隐蔽自己(常指胆怯或意图加害)。
- 2.
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
以隐秘或鬼祟的方式移动；试图不被发现地来去。
- 3.
To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
逃避义务或责任。
躲藏起来不让人看到,隐蔽自己(常指胆怯或意图加害)。；以隐秘或鬼祟的方式移动；试图不被发现地来去。；逃避义务或责任。；偷偷隐躲；偷懒
In use
I saw a fox skulk across the garden at midnight.
The thief skulked in the shadows near the gate before breaking in.
Stop skulking in your room and come talk to us.
skulk + prepositional phrase (place)
skulk 是不及物动词，后面直接接表示地点的介词短语，强调偷偷地移动或躲藏。
The cat skulked under the car in the dark.
黑暗中，那只猫鬼鬼祟祟地藏在车底下。
skulk around/about
skulk around/about 常用来描述可疑地来回走动，语气带有贬义。
He skulked about for hours.
他鬼鬼祟祟地转悠了好几个小时。
Verb forms
base skulk · third person skulks · -ing skulking · past skulked · past participle skulked
规则动词，意为鬼鬼祟祟地走动或躲藏。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- skulk around
- 鬼鬼祟祟地四处徘徊
- I saw a man skulking around the building late at night.我看到一个男人深夜在建筑物周围鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊。
- skulk in the shadows
- 潜伏在暗处
- The thief skulked in the shadows, waiting for the right moment.小偷潜伏在暗处，等待合适的时机。
- skulk away
- 溜走
- The dog skulked away after being scolded.狗被责骂后溜走了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
首尾两个K像躲在暗处的两只眼睛：skulk 就是鬼鬼祟祟地潜行。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、formal writing skulk 是较正式/书面用词，通常指因害怕、愧疚或故意隐藏而偷偷摸摸地移动，多用于小说或正式叙述中，日常口语较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音相同的词：bulk、hulk、sulk 都以 /ʌlk/ 结尾，与 skulk 押韵（重读元音和后续辅音相同）。注意形近音异：skull 读 /skʌl/（没有末尾的 /k/），skunk 读 /skʌŋk/（末尾是 /ŋk/），stalk 读 /stɔːk/（元音是 /ɔː/，不押韵）。
Learn the forms together
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