单词 | be/go on the prowl (for something/somebody) |
释义 | be/go on the prowl (for something/somebody)be/go on the prowl (for something/somebody) LOOK FOR a) if an animal is on the prowl, it is hunting 〔动物〕出动捕猎 b) if someone is on the prowl, they are moving around different places, looking for an opportunity to do something 四处搜寻〔干某事的机会〕 local men out on the prowl (=looking for people to have a sexual relationship with) in the city’s bars and nightclubs 在城里的酒吧和夜总会游荡寻欢的当地男子 She’s always on the prowl for bargains. 她总是到处搜寻便宜货。 Examples from the Corpus out on the prowl• On the nights that Elaine went out with her friends, he went out on the prowl. → be/go on the prowl (for something/somebody) at prowl2(1) |
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