prowls; prowled; prowling
prowls; prowled; prowling
Learner's definition of PROWL
1
of an animal : to move quietly through an area while hunting（动物觅食时）悄悄地移动，潜行 [no object]
[+ object]
2
: to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way（尤指搜寻某物时）潜行，出没（于某处） [+ object]
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The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.警察开着巡逻车小心地在街道上巡逻着。
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He liked to prowl the streets late at night.他喜欢深夜在街上出没。
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I prowled the store looking for sales.我在商店里搜寻特价商品。
[no object]
2 prowl /ˈprawəl/ noun
Learner's definition of PROWL
[singular]
: an act of moving through a place while searching for something : an act of prowling（搜寻时的）潜行
on the prowl
: searching for something often in a quiet or secret way悄悄搜寻；秘密寻找