lurch
/lɜ:tʃ; lətʃ/ n
(idm 习语) leave sb in the lurch => leave1.
lurch / lɜ:tʃ; lətʃ/ n
1 [C] sudden lean or roll to one side 突然倾斜; 倾侧
The ship gave a lurch to starboard. 船突然向右侧倾斜.
2 [sing] unsteady swaying movement; stagger 摇晃; 蹒跚. lurch, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
lean or roll suddenly; stagger 跌跌撞撞; 蹒跚
a drunken man lurching along the street 沿街踉跄而行的醉汉.