lurking
adjective
uk/ˈlɜː.kɪŋ/us/ˈlɝː.kɪŋ/a lurkingfeelingexists,althoughit may not be verystrong, and will not go away:
潜在的，隐藏着的；持续的，难消除的I have some lurkingdoubtsabout whether Simon is reallycapableof doing thisjob.我对西蒙是否真能胜任这份工作心中隐隐约约存有怀疑。
She said she had a lurkingsuspicionthat he wasn'ttellingthetruth.她说她总有那么一丝怀疑，认为他没有说实话。
a lurkingpersonoranimaliswaitingwhere he, she, or it cannot beseen, usuallywaitingtoattackor do somethingbad:
Herprivacycould beinvadedat anytimeby a lurkingphotographer.
a lurkingpredator
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lurk
- Thereremainsa lurkingfearthat things cannot be asperfectas theyseem.
- Violence is always a lurkingpossibilityhere.
- There was asenseof lurkingunease.
- He wastryingtoprotecttherabbitsfrom a lurkingbirdofprey.
- Helivedinfearof a lurkingassassin.
Continuous & permanent
- abiding
- abidingly
- ad infinitum
- around-the-clock
- be
- here to stayidiom
- immanence
- immanent
- imperishable
- incessant
- permanence
- permanently
- perpetuity
- persevering
- persistence
- unrelievedly
- unremitting
- unremittingly
- unwavering
- wall-to-wall
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