skulk
英 [skʌlk]
美 [skʌlk]
- vi. 潛伏；偷偷隱躲；逃避責任；偷偷摸摸地行走
- n. 躲藏者；逃避責任者；潛行的人或動物
英文詞源
- skulk (v.)
- c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source such as Norwegian skulke "to shirk, malinger," Danish skulke "to spare oneself, shirk," Swedish skolka "to shirk, skulk, slink, play truant." Common in Middle English but lacking in 15c.-16c. records; possibly reborrowed 17c. Related: Skulked; skulking; skulker; skulkery.
雙語例句
- 1. It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.
- 躲在樹林裏的挨餓不是一件好受的事.
來自辭典例句
- 2. This spell is used frequently as people skulk about the castle or the Forbidden Forest.
- 這道魔咒經常被用於幫助那些在城堡或禁林中偷偷遊逛的家夥.
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