prowl

英 [praʊl]

美 [praʊl]

v.  潜行(为捕猎等); 潜行(图谋不轨等); (因无聊、焦躁等)徘徊，走来走去
n.  徘徊，潜行; 悄悄踱步

现在分词：prowling　过去式：prowled　第三人称单数：prowls　复数：prowls　过去分词：prowled　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.15354 / COCA.13118

习惯用语

n.

(be/go) on the prowl
• 悄然潜行（以捕猎或寻找）
  moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth
• There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.
  有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。
• an intruder on the prowl
  一个蹑足潜入的人

牛津词典

verb

• 潜行（为捕猎等）
  to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting
  1. The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
     老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
• 潜行（图谋不轨等）
  to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime
  1. A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started.
     就在起火之前，有人看到一个男子在工厂外踱来踱去。
• （因无聊、焦躁等）徘徊，走来走去
  to walk around a room, an area, etc., especially because you are bored, anxious, etc., and cannot relax
  1. He prowled the empty rooms of the house at night.
     夜里，他在家中的空屋子里踱来踱去。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 潜行；悄悄巡行
  If an animal or a personprowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.
  1. Policemen prowled around the building.
     警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。
• PHRASE （动物）在觅食；（人）在寻找性伴侣（或生意）
  If an animal ison the prowl, it is hunting. If a person ison the prowl, they are hunting for something such as a sexual partner or a business deal.
  1. Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the prowl and elderly couples...
     他们的旅伴中有度蜜月的新人，有寻觅伴侣的单身女孩，也有老年夫妇。
  2. The new administration are on the prowl for ways to reduce spending.
     新政府在寻求削减开支的方法。

英英释义

noun

• the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)

verb

• move about in or as if in a predatory manner
  1. The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town
• loiter about, with no apparent aim
  Synonym:lurch

双语例句

• "Prowl" will now be broken correctly by damage shields such as "Oil of Immolation".
  “潜行”将会正确地被伤害护盾例如“献祭之油”打破。
• The horseman is back, he's on the prowl.
  那个骑士回来了，他正在暗中寻觅。
• Some youngsters were seen on the prowl around the street corner.
  有人看到一些青年在街角徘徊。
• After a prowl around the exhibition I went for a coffee.
  我在展览厅徘徊了一阵以后，出去喝了杯咖啡。
• I used to prowl about, hunting for diversion.
  晚上我总是偷偷地溜出去，想寻找一点消遣。
• The man was still on the prowl around the street at dead of night.
  那男人夜深人静时仍在街上徘徊。
• I'm officially retired and on the prowl.
  我正式退休了，然后四处游荡。
• I'm on the prowl for some records.
  我在努力寻找一些记录。
• Gaby: Or a prowl around Marcels room!
  戈比：或者是在马赛尔的房间游荡！
• If I should prowl about the streets a long time, don't be uneasy; I shall reappear in the morning. He wandered up and down the road aimlessly.
  倘若我在街上徘徊太久，你不必担心；早晨我必定又会出现的。他在大街上漫无目的地徘徊。