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

• 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。
• Wolves prowled the forest in search of prey.
  狼在森林里潜行觅食。
• He and Sami Khedira prowled the centre of the pitch with unyielding authority and the Bayern Munich star was Germany's creator-in-chief in the famous victories against England and Argentina.
  他和萨米·赫迪拉用不可动摇的权威性统治着中场，在对英格兰队和阿根廷队的比赛中，这位拜仁慕尼黑队球星无疑已成为赛场上的最高指挥官。
• 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。
• 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。
• Meanwhile, Japan's corporate buyers prowled the world for trophies.
  同时，日本企业收购者在世界范围内四处寻觅收购目标。
• 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。
• The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.
  那只猫在地窖里徘徊着，伺机捕鼠。
• Homeless dogs prowled around the city.
  无家可归的狗在市内四处游荡。
• He came again last night and prowled around.
  他昨晚又来了，在附近巡视。