1. It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather. 躲在树林里的挨饿不是一件好受的事。
2. More often he'd simply pacefinally skulk off to his tree stump, perhaps to worry alone. 更多的时候他只是踱步，最后又偷偷回到他的树桩那儿，也许要独自不安。
3. He might well skulk behind the settle, on beholding such a bright, graceful damsel enter the house, instead of a rough-headed counterpart of himself, as he expected. 看到走进屋来的不是他所想的和他一样顽固的伙伴，而是一个如此明亮、高雅的淑女，他可能很好地藏在角落里。
英英解释
v.
1. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
2. avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
3. move stealthily
