prowl

美 [praʊl]

英 [praʊl]

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

同义词

stalk,lurk,skulk,hang around,lie in wait

prowl

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1.	[i][t] (+ adv./prep.).~ sth 潜行（为捕猎等）to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting

The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.

老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。

2.	[i][t] (+ adv./prep.).~ sth 潜行（图谋不轨等）to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime

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。

3.	[t][i] ~ sth.(+ adv./prep.) （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

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。

IDM

	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

(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