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prowlBrE /praʊl/NAmE /praʊl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they prowl BrE /praʊl/ NAmE /praʊl/present simple - he / she / it prowls BrE /praʊlz/ NAmE /praʊlz/past simple prowled BrE /praʊld/ NAmE /praʊld/past participle prowled BrE /praʊld/ NAmE /praʊld/ -ing form prowling BrE /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/ [I, T] (+ adv./prep.) | ~ sth(of an animal 动物) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting 潜行（为捕猎等）◆The tiger prowled through the undergrowth. 老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。 [I, T] (+ adv./prep.) | ~ sthto move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime 潜行（图谋不轨等）◆A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started. 就在起火之前，有人看到一个男子在工厂外踱来踱去。 [T, I] ~ sth | (+ adv./prep.) to walk around a room, an area, etc., especially because you are bored, anxious, etc., and cannot relax （因无聊、焦躁等）徘徊，走来走去◆He prowled the empty rooms of the house at night. 夜里，他在家中的空屋子里踱来踱去。 prowlBrE /praʊl/NAmE /praʊl/ noun ●(be/go) on the ˈprowl(of an animal or a person 人或动物) moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth 悄然潜行（以捕猎或寻找）◆There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens. 有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。◆an intruder on the prowl 一个蹑足潜入的人 |