prowl

英[praʊl]美[praʊl]
  • v. 潜行以觅食；窥伺；逡巡于
  • n. 潜行；徘徊；悄悄踱步
      • verb(动词)
      1. （打猎等时）悄悄来回游走（于），潜行
      noun(名词)
      1. 悄然潜行

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. （打猎等时）悄悄来回游走（于），潜行

      There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.

      有人报告说有一个蒙面人在附近出没。

      At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.

      在夜晚，成年蝎子在沙漠里潜行觅食昆虫。

      Unable to sleep, he prowled (= walked without purpose) (about/around) the hotel corridors.

      他睡不着，就在旅馆的走廊里徘徊。

    noun(名词)
    1. 悄然潜行

      There was a fox on the prowl earlier.

      早些时候有只狐狸出没于此。

    小知识

    If you move stealthily — like you're looking for something to prey on — then you prowl. Your cat might prowl around the room and pounce on your feet, which is cute if you're awake, but annoying when you're asleep.

    The noun prowl means the act of moving as if to capture prey. You could take a prowl through the music shop and try to find your favorite vintage album. Prowl is also used in the phrase “on the prowl,” which implies that the person doing the prowling is looking for a romantic partner. Your idea of a fun Saturday night might be staying home while your friends go on the prowl at the dance club.

    实用短语

    1. on the prowl

      徘徊,在潜行中

    2. prowl car

      巡逻车,翻译

    3. beasts come out to prowl

      四处觅食

    4. cruise car prowl car

      警察巡逻车,徘徊于,潜行于

    5. the burglar on the prowl

      伺机下手的贼

    常用短语

    1. on the prowl

      徘徊

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自中古英语prollen，潜行，词源不详。来自PIE*per，向前，词源同forth.

    同义词

    vi.潜行;溜;不断移动

    slink  /  creep  /  rove  /  lurk  /  steal  /  sneak

    其他释义

    skulk  /  steal  /  creep  /  rove  /  wander  /  slink  /  sneak  /  cruise  /  lurk

    同根词

    词根：prowl

    n.

    prowler徘徊者；小偷