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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。
潜行；鬼鬼祟祟地走动
skulking — present participle of skulk
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
潜行；鬼鬼祟祟地走动
move stealthily
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。
躲藏起来不让人看到,隐蔽自己(常指胆怯或意图加害)。
To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
以隐秘或鬼祟的方式移动；试图不被发现地来去。
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
逃避义务或责任。
To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
skulk
Base
原形
skulks
3rd person
第三人称单数
skulking
-ing
现在分词
skulked
Past
过去式
skulked
Past participle
过去分词
He skulks around the corner whenever the teacher appears.
每当老师出现，他就偷偷躲在角落里。
The thief skulked in the shadows last night.
昨晚小偷躲在暗处。
Why are you skulking behind the door?
你为什么躲在门后？
规则动词，意为鬼鬼祟祟地走动或躲藏。
I saw a fox skulk across the garden at midnight.
我半夜看到一只狐狸偷偷地穿过花园。
The thief skulked in the shadows near the gate before breaking in.
小偷在闯进去之前，在门口附近的阴影里鬼鬼祟祟地走动。
Stop skulking in your room and come talk to us.
别鬼鬼祟祟地躲在房间里，过来跟我们说说话。
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 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。
Not this
He skulked the room.
Use this
He skulked through the room.
skulk 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示“鬼鬼祟祟地穿过某处”时，需加介词 through/in 等。
Not this
He lurked into the room.
Use this
He skulked into the room.
lurk 意为“潜伏、埋伏”，并不表示移动，不能接 into；表达“鬼鬼祟祟地溜进”应用 move stealthily 含义的 skulk，并与 into 连用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
溜走
The dog skulked away after being scolded.
狗被责骂后溜走了。
Use skulking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.