| 词汇 | skulk |
| 释义 | skulk verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /skʌlk/ us /skʌlk/ to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions: 隐匿，潜伏 I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.我好像看见有人藏在灌木丛里——也许我们应该报警。 Hiding and disguising be holed upidiom booby trap camo camouflaged cloak drown fig leaf hit the deckidiom hole up (somewhere) illusion illusionistically illusively lurk secrete shroud shut shut someone/something out sidle smokescreen stash You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving to avoid being seen skulk | American Dictionaryskulk verb[ I ] us/skʌlk/ to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions: Dogs were skulking in the alleys. Examples of skulkskulk I do not think anyone will accuse me of living in luxury or idleness or of skulking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be decided by the non-votes of those who are now skulking in the woodwork. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am informed that that predatory threat can cause small birds to skulk and become less visible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is he hiding himself, and why is he skulking? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are no cowards who skulk behind others and wait to be defended by them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where were they supposed to be skulking and hiding away if they could not be found unless they were dead? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They wish to skulk in their tents to ensure that it is scrutinised as little as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He went on to say that the people really responsible were skulking in the background. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who seek to promote transparency should cease to skulk in the corridors and secretly record and film their colleagues. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We shall not correct them by skulking or abstaining. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not take from him any accusation about skulking home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Submarines are skulking round the coast in order to see to what extent our preparations will admit of the landing of arms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he is not going to be allowed to skulk behind his £500,000,000 war credit, for this reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A somewhat sly and almost skulking breed of inciter has come into existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What can the civilised world do about those who indulge in barbaric behaviour and skulk behind diplomatic immunity? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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