[no obj.]keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive (尤指出于险恶或怯懦的动机而)躲藏 don't skulk outside the door like a spy!. 不要像间谍一样躲在门外面!。 ■[with adverbial of direction]move stealthily or furtively 偷偷摸摸地走 he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors. 他花大部分时间在走廊里躲躲闪闪。 ■shirk duty 逃避责任
noun
a group of foxes 一群狐狸
派生 skulker noun 语源
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian skulka 'lurk', and Danish skulke, Swedish skolka 'shirk'