| 释义 |
prowl /praʊl / vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. (为觅食、偷窃等)潜行；(悄悄)巡行；(仔细地)搜寻
Many wild animals prowl at night. 许多野兽夜出潜行觅食。
A few cops prowled in marked and unmarked cars. 几名警察乘坐有标志和无标志的警车在暗中巡查。
He was prowling through official records in the capital. 他正在首都翻查官方档案。
2. 徘徊，闲逛
I prowled around a farmer's field admiring the bridge. 我在一片农田里流连徘徊，对那座桥赞赏不已。
The mildewed anguish still prowls about me on long-drawn evenings. 在漫漫长夜里，那积满岁月霉斑的痛苦仍然萦回在我心头。
prowl around the second-hand shops 逛旧货店
❷ vt.
(为觅食等)潜行于；(暗中)巡行于；徘徊于；在…搜寻
Wolves prowl the forest. 狼群在森林里潜行觅食。
They prowled the premises. 他们在屋子里里外外搜寻。
II n.
潜行；潜行觅食；巡劫；徘徊；搜寻
a hot prowl guy 被通缉的暗中流窜行劫的家伙
[< ME prollen < ?] phr. on the prowl 1. 在潜行；在四出巡觅；在徘徊 an investor on the prowl for profits 四出寻求利润的投资者 A cat is on the prowl for mice. 猫正蹑行寻找耗子。2. 躁狂地寻求性伴侣 Sandy is nabbed as a gay on the prowl. 桑迪是作为寻偶同性恋者被抓的。 |