To lunge is to throw your body forward all at once, toward a person, an animal, or a thing, as if you mean to grab it, hit it, or catch it. A dog lunges at a stranger. In a fight, someone might lunge at you. The move is sudden: you close the space in one burst, not with a slow walk.

To lunge islunge的意思是 to throw your body forward all at once一下子把身體往前衝出去 toward a person, an animal, or a thing朝著一個人、一隻動物，或一個東西 as if you mean to grab it, hit it, or catch it好像要抓住它、打它，或抓到它一樣 A dog lunges at a stranger狗會對著陌生人撲過去 In a fight打架的時候 someone might lunge at you有人可能會朝你猛撲過來 The move is sudden這個動作很突然 you close the space in one burst你一口氣就把距離拉近 not with a slow walk不是慢慢走過去

You can use it as a noun too — a lunge, or a lunge for the bag. In fencing, a lunge is the long step you take when you stretch the sword arm toward the other person; that picture is close to the old meaning.

You can use it as a noun too這個字也能當名詞用 a lunge, or a lunge for the bag像a lunge，或a lunge for the bag（撲向包包） In fencing在擊劍運動裡 a lunge is the long step you takelunge是指你跨出的那一大步 when you stretch the sword arm toward the other person把持劍的手臂朝對方伸出去的時候 that picture is close to the old meaning這個畫面跟原本的意思很接近

Though actually, in a gym a lunge is a different scene. You step one leg forward, bend both knees, then push back. Nobody is attacking anybody.

Though actually不過其實 in a gym a lunge is a different scene在健身房裡lunge是完全不同的畫面 You step one leg forward你一隻腳往前跨 bend both knees彎曲兩邊膝蓋 then push back然後再推回去 Nobody is attacking anybody沒有人在攻擊誰

People still call it a lunge because the body shape looks like that fencing step. The word is ordinary English, a little dramatic.

People still call it a lunge大家還是叫它lunge because the body shape looks like that fencing step因為身體的姿勢看起來很像那個擊劍的跨步 The word is ordinary English這個字是很普通的英文字 a little dramatic帶點戲劇性

You meet it in stories, sport, and 'watch out' moments more than in calm office talk.

You meet it你會在這些地方遇到這個字 in stories, sport, and 'watch out' moments故事、運動，還有「小心！」的緊張時刻裡 more than in calm office talk比較少出現在平靜的辦公室對話裡

It came from French allonge. Far back, the Latin pieces were ad, 'toward', and a verb from longus, 'long', so the first idea was stretching something out, making it longer. That still fits the fencing picture better than the 'jump to attack' picture, but English kept both.

It came from French allonge這個字來自法文allonge Far back再往回追 the Latin pieces were ad, 'toward'拉丁文的組成是ad，意思是「朝向」 and a verb from longus, 'long'還有一個從longus（「長」）來的動詞 so the first idea was stretching something out, making it longer所以最初的概念是把東西拉長、伸長 That still fits the fencing picture better than the 'jump to attack' picture這個意象跟擊劍的畫面比較搭，而不是「跳起來攻擊」的畫面 but English kept both但英文兩種意思都留了下來