prowled

英 [praʊld]

美 [praʊld]

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
prowl的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• I prowled around the lake admiring the beautiful scenery.
  我在湖边徘徊，欣赏美丽的景色。
• She prowled back and forth in the small, old-fashioned room.
  她在这间小小的老式屋里来回徘徊。
• Wolves prowled the forest in search of prey.
  狼在森林里潜行觅食。
• The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.
  那只猫在地窖里徘徊着，伺机捕鼠。
• 'Some of it tends to be expressive, even elegant,'he said, shuffling through an online catalog of signs that were submitted by the volunteers who prowled Shanghai with digital cameras.
  “一些（中式英语）很形象，甚至很优美，”他一边说，一边在翻看志愿者提交的一些标识。志愿者在上海各地搜寻这些标志，用数码相机拍下来，然后上传到网上。
• She sank onto the sofa and folded her hands primly in her lap while Cal prowled around the room, looking at everything.
  坐在沙发上，合龙着双手，一本正经放在大腿上，而卡巴顿在房里度着方步，寻摸着每一件东西。
• He prowled the streets for hours.
  他在街上徘徊了好几小时。
• He came again last night and prowled around.
  他昨晚又来了，在附近巡视。
• Feline Swiftness – This talent no longer increases your movement speed while prowled.
  豹之迅捷-这个天赋不再增加你在潜行状态下的移动速度。
• Policemen prowled around the building.
  警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。