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

• 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。
• In this dilemma, Cosette had caught sight through the fence of Eponine in man's clothes, who now prowled incessantly around the garden.
  正在焦急时，珂赛特一眼望见穿着男装的爱潘妮在铁栏门外闪过；爱潘妮近来经常在那园子附近逡巡的。
• 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。
• She sank onto the sofa and folded her hands primly in her lap while Cal prowled around the room, looking at everything.
  坐在沙发上，合龙着双手，一本正经放在大腿上，而卡巴顿在房里度着方步，寻摸着每一件东西。
• 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。
• Feline Swiftness – This talent no longer increases your movement speed while prowled.
  豹之迅捷-这个天赋不再增加你在潜行状态下的移动速度。
• Homeless dogs prowled around the city.
  无家可归的狗在市内四处游荡。
• He prowled the streets for hours.
  他在街上徘徊了好几小时。
• The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
  老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
• 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。