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lurk

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n.潜伏,埋伏 vi.潜藏,潜伏,埋伏

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lurk


/lɜ:k; lɝk/
v [Ipr, Ip]
1 (a) be or stay hidden, esp when waiting to attack 埋伏; 潜伏
*a suspicious-looking man lurking in the shadows 潜伏在暗处的一个形迹可疑的人.
(b) wait near a place trying not to attract attention 隐藏; 隐匿
*He's usually lurking somewhere near the bar. 他通常出没在酒吧附近.
2 (fig 比喻) linger (esp in the mind) without being clearly shown 潜藏(尤指心中)
*a lurking suspicion 潜藏于心的怀疑. =>Usage at prowl 用法见 prowl.

lurk


v [I ]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from Low German or a Scandinavian language]
to wait somewhere quietly and secretly, usually because you are going to do something wrong
lurk in/behind/beneath/around etc
 She didn't see the figure lurking behind the bushes.
if something such as danger, a feeling etc lurks somewhere, it exists, but you may not see it or know about it
 a dark formless danger, lurking in the shadows
if you lurk in a chat room on the Internet, you read what other people are writing to each other, but you do not write any messages yourself
lurk in
 I think it's sort of creepy how people lurk in chat rooms.