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 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。
• He prowled the streets for hours.
  他在街上徘徊了好几小时。
• I prowled around the lake admiring the beautiful scenery.
  我在湖边徘徊，欣赏美丽的景色。
• Policemen prowled around the building.
  警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。
• I felt that God had forsaken the stray sheep there to its own wicked wanderings, and an evil beast prowled between it and the fold, waiting his time to spring and destroy.
  我感觉上帝在那儿丢下了这迷途的羔羊，任它胡乱游荡，而一只恶兽暗暗徘徊在那只羊与羊栏之间，伺机跳起来毁灭它。
• 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。
• Homeless dogs prowled around the city.
  无家可归的狗在市内四处游荡。
• The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
  老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
• The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.
  那只猫在地窖里徘徊着，伺机捕鼠。