lurch
verb
uk/lɜːtʃ/us/lɝːtʃ/[I]
tomovein a way that is notregularornormal,especiallymakingsuddenmovementsbackwardsorforwardsor fromsidetoside:
摇晃，晃动；（尤指）突然倾斜Thetrainlurchedforwardand some of thepeoplestandingfellover.火车突然向前晃动了一下，一些站着的人跌倒了。
[I+ adv/prep]
toactorcontinuein a way that isuncontrolledand notregular, often withsuddenchanges:
蹒跚，踉跄，磕磕绊绊Weseemto lurchfromcrisistocrisis.我们似乎总是跌跌撞撞，危机不断。
She just lurchesfromonebadrelationshiptoanother.她情路坎坷。
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- halting
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the otheridiom
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble
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Making short, sudden movements
lurch
noun[C]
uk/lɜːtʃ/us/lɝːtʃ/asuddenmovementorchangethat is notsmoothornormal:
突然的倾斜（摇晃或改变）Thetruckgave asuddenlurch as it washitby astronggustofwind.一阵强风袭来，卡车突然摇晃了一下。
The party's lurch(=suddenchange)totheleftwillloseit a lot ofsupport.该党突然转向左倾将会失去很多人的支持。
Synonym
stagger
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- halting
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the otheridiom
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble