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TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145

lurch

Word family 
lurch1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ verb [intransitiveI]  
1  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way 突然不稳地行走[移动]，蹒跚而行
lurch forward/to/towards/into etc
 Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward.
萨姆踩下油门，汽车猛地向前冲去。
 He lurched to his feet.
他猛地站了起来。
2  your heart/stomach lurches FRIGHTENEDused to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc 〔因震惊、惊恐等而〕感到心猛地一跳/胃里猛地翻腾了一下
 Virginia’s heart lurched painfully in her chest.
弗吉尼娅胸口一阵疼痛。
3  lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another  (also lurch from crisis to crisis)PLAN to seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing 感到束手无策，无法控制局面
 The industry lurches from crisis to crisis.
这个行业危机不断。
Examples from the Corpus
lurch• With an angry clang the machine lurched and rocked out even more.• Certainly his career has lurched chaotically, Gilliam says.• The truck smashed into the barrier, broke through it, lurched down an embankment.• The chassis lurched forward and then back sharply, knocking the four passengers off balance.• Paul lurched sideways as the boat rolled suddenly.• By the time they were lurching slowly along the cart track the wind had dropped, letting the clouds gather.• As the developer lurched toward bankruptcy, Prudential tried to renege on the deal.• Then, hunching his shoulders against the pounding rain, he lurched towards the barn.• Harriet lurched towards the bathroom, clutching her stomach in pain.• The Ship lurched up the hillside, straining at the indignity of restraint.
lurch forward/to/towards/into etc• His foot shot to the brake and the car lurched to a stop before he could turn.• Sinaloa state, at least, has lurched into action.• The chassis lurched forward and then back sharply, knocking the four passengers off balance.• And then, with the sun on her, she lurched forward as a shot rang out from below.• Is that what we really want, before we irreversibly lurch into it?• He could see their pale faces watching Jekub lurch towards them.• It was a bright day and the official Zil lurched towards them.• Just as I was about to jump, the driver hit the gas and lurched forward, throwing me off.
lurch2 noun [countableC]  
1  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONa sudden movement 突然的移动
 The train gave a violent lurch.
火车突然剧烈地晃了一下。
2. leave somebody in the lurch to leave someone at a time when you should stay and help them 危难时弃某人于不顾
Examples from the Corpus
leave somebody in the lurch• But I won't leave you in the lurch even if that time comes.• I wouldn't leave her in the lurch.• UPS workers went on strike today, leaving thousands of customers in the lurch.• The pager company shut down Tuesday, leaving 2000 customers in the lurch.• How can we leave them in the lurch, in their teens, like that?• She had never got over that chap who left her in the lurch all those years ago.
Examples from the Corpus
lurch• "I felt a lurch and then a big bump, " one resident said of the earthquake.• He was slew-footed and walked with an energetic lurch.• My stomach gave an involuntary lurch.• But they adopted it in the first place because Labour's lurch to the left drove them away from their old allegiance.• I waited for the lurch of dismounting troopers as the skids neared the ground.• The non-commissioned officers of the garrison on learning that they had been left in the lurch seized four of the remaining leaders.• How can we leave them in the lurch, in their teens, like that?
Origin lurch2
1. (1800-1900) Origin unknown.
2. (1500-1600) lurch “defeat in the card game cribbage” ((16-21 centuries)), perhaps from early French lourche a game similar to backgammon
lurch1 verblurch2 noun
Chinese
Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145
lurch

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LURCH | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤sickening, sudden, violent令人惡心的／突然的／劇烈的搖晃VERB + LURCH➤give猛地一跳◇Her heart gave a lurch when she saw him.她看到他時，心猛地一跳。➤feel感到震顫◇John felt a lurch of fear in his stomach.約翰感到胃部一陣痙攣。PREPOSITION➤with a lurch晃了一下◇The train stopped with a lurch.火車晃了一下停了下來。➤lurch into闖入⋯◇Starting her own business was a lurch into the unknown.自己創業對她來說是闖入了未知的世界。
lurch

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤violently劇烈地搖晃◇Suddenly the train lurched violently.突然，火車劇烈地晃動起來。➤slightly輕微地晃動➤suddenly突然晃動➤backwards/backward, forward, sideways向後／向前／向一邊傾斜◇She gave a little cry and lurched forward.她輕喊一聲向前跌去。PREPOSITION➤along沿着⋯顛簸前進◇The bus lurched along the mountain road.公共汽車沿着山路顛簸前行。➤into跌跌撞撞地進入◇A man lurched into her office.一個男人跌跌撞撞地闖進她的辦公室。➤towards/toward朝⋯蹣跚走去◇He lurched towards / toward the door.他蹣跚着朝門走去。PHRASES➤lurch to your feet突然站起來◇The drunk lurched to his feet and tried to follow us.那個醉漢猛地站起來，試圖跟上我們。
TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145
lurch verb
⇨ stumblelurch noun
⇨ leave sb in the lurch ⇨ disappoint verb
TOEFL BNC: 10501 COCA: 9145

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