• vi. 潛伏；潛藏；埋伏
• n. 潛伏；埋伏

來自中古英語luren,等待，潛藏，埋伏，詞源同lour,lurch.

lurk (v.)

c. 1300, lurken "to hide, lie hidden," probably from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian lurka "to sneak away," dialectal Swedish lurka "to be slow in one's work"), perhaps ultimately related to Middle English luren "to frown, lurk" (see lower (v.2)). Related: Lurked; lurking.

1. Death and murder always lurk as potentials in very violent relationships.

充滿暴力的男女關系中總是存在著死亡和兇殺的可能性。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Hidden dangers lurk in every family saloon car.

每部家庭式雙排座小轎車都存在隱患。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness.

在這條荒野的小路上隱伏著危險.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. The hornets are the worst -- they often lurk outside the hives to rob the bees. "

你得提防蟲子爬進來,還得提防大黃蜂.大黃蜂這賊最惡, 常常落在蜜蜂窩洞口. 專干壞事. ”

來自漢英文學 - 現代散文

5. What quirks lurk beneath those rosy cheeks?

粉嫩的小臉蛋下藏著什么樣的故事?

來自電影對白