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prowl

英 /praʊl/美 /praʊl/
  • v.
    潜行；徘徊；搜寻
  • n.
    徘徊，潜行；悄悄踱步；（动物）出动捕猎；四处搜寻（干某事的机会）
复数prowls
第三人称单数prowls
现在分词prowling
过去式prowled
过去分词prowled
GRE

双语例句

  1. There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.
    有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. The ecology of the region also permitted armed predators to prowl the surrounding barrens, which were almost impossible for a state to control.
    该地区的生态环境使得武装侵略者在周围的荒漠中潜行，国家几乎难以控制这些荒漠。
  3. Australia's wild dog, the dingo, is on the prowl.
    澳大利亚的野狗在游荡。

相关短语

  • on the prowl
    徘徊；在潜行中
  • prowl car
    巡逻车
  • Beasts come out to prowl
    四处觅食
  • cruise car prowl car
    警察巡逻车；徘徊于；潜行于
  • The Burglar on the Prowl
    伺机下手的贼

词语扩展

vi.
hang aboutwander about
徘徊，潜行
n.
spinning around
徘徊，潜行；悄悄踱步
n.
prowler徘徊者；小偷

词义分布

徘徊
64.3%
潜行
21.4%
搜寻
14.3%

英英释义

  • n.the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
  • v.move about in or as if in a predatory manner
  • v.loiter about, with no apparent aim

词源

  • prowl潜行，图谋不轨
    来自中古英语prollen,潜行，词源不详。来自PIE*per,向前，词源同forth.