lurking
adjective uk/ˈlɜː.kɪŋ/ us/ˈlɝː.kɪŋ/
潜在的，隐藏着的;持续的，难消除的
a lurking feeling exists, although it may not be very strong, and will not go away
I have some lurking doubts about whether Simon is really capable of doing this job. 我对西蒙是否真能胜任这份工作心中隐隐约约存有怀疑。
She said she had a lurking suspicion that he wasn't telling the truth. 她说她总有那么一丝怀疑，认为他没有说实话。
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- There remains a lurking fear that things cannot be as perfect as they seem.
- Violence is always a lurking possibility here.
- There was a sense of lurking unease.
- He was trying to protect the rabbits from a lurking bird of prey.
- He lived in fear of a lurking assassin.