lurk /lә:k/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Chinese translation

• n. 潜伏, 潜行
• vi. 暗藏, 潜伏, 埋伏
• [计] 隐匿阅读

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/lә:k/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.1 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

lurking, lurked, lurks

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