prowling

英[praʊl] 美[praʊl]
  • v.潜行以觅食；窥伺；逡巡于n.潜行；徘徊；悄悄踱步
prowler prowled prowled prowling prowls
  • pro n.能手；行家；正面adj.专业的；赞成的adv.正面地prep.赞成
  • pro- 表示“居前,领先”之义
  • pro-actinium n.镤
  • pro-active adj.先发制人的；积极的〈心理〉前摄的.〈自控〉有前瞻性的；先行一步的.
  • pro-activeness 主动

详细释义

Noun:
  1. the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)

Verb:
  1. move about in or as if in a predatory manner;

    "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"

  2. loiter about, with no apparent aim

双语例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Many wild animals prowl at night.
      许多野生动物在夜间觅食。
    2. He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope.
      他通过望远镜看到了一头四处觅食的饿狼。
    3. I saw someone prowling around among the trees.
      我见有人在树林里鬼鬼祟祟地走动。
    4. Robbers always prowl in this area, so you'd better not walk alone.
      这里经常有寇盗出没，你们最好不要单独行动。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They've even been known to stalk birds like a lion on the prowl.
      它们也可以像潜行的狮子一样跟踪鸟类。
    2. There is a fox on the prowl near the henhouse.
      有只狐狸在鸡舍附近徘徊。
    3. Our cats go on the prowl at night, and then they sleep here all day.
      我们家的貓晚上悄悄出去觅食，白天就在这里睡大觉。

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