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

• We prowled around the second-hand music shops for hour.
  我们在几家旧乐器行里逛了好几个小时。
• The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
  老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
• "That creature-of all the nerve-" she prowled round the room like an angry leopard.
  “那个人，真是厚颜无耻。”她像一只饿豹绕着这个房间来回地走着。
• I prowled around the lake admiring the beautiful scenery.
  我在湖边徘徊，欣赏美丽的景色。
• The lonely old man prowled around the house like a caged tiger.
  这位孤独老人有如笼中虎，在屋内无聊地徘徊。
• 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。
• 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 about between his office and the theatre.
  他在他的事务所和戏院之间流连徘徊。
• Wolves prowled the forest in search of prey.
  狼在森林里潜行觅食。
• Policemen prowled around the building.
  警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。