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

• 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。
• 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。
• I felt that God had forsaken the stray sheep there to its own wicked wanderings, and an evil beast prowled between it and the fold, waiting his time to spring and destroy.
  我感觉上帝在那儿丢下了这迷途的羔羊，任它胡乱游荡，而一只恶兽暗暗徘徊在那只羊与羊栏之间，伺机跳起来毁灭它。
• We prowled around the second-hand music shops for hour.
  我们在几家旧乐器行里逛了好几个小时。
• He prowled the streets for hours.
  他在街上徘徊了好几小时。
• Wolves prowled the forest in search of prey.
  狼在森林里潜行觅食。
• Policemen prowled around the building.
  警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。
• 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。
• He and Sami Khedira prowled the centre of the pitch with unyielding authority and the Bayern Munich star was Germany's creator-in-chief in the famous victories against England and Argentina.
  他和萨米·赫迪拉用不可动摇的权威性统治着中场，在对英格兰队和阿根廷队的比赛中，这位拜仁慕尼黑队球星无疑已成为赛场上的最高指挥官。
• He came again last night and prowled around.
  他昨晚又来了，在附近巡视。