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单词 prowl
释义 prowl
[praʊl] verb intransitive or transitive
■to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as when hunting (打猎等时)悄悄来回游走(于),潜行,逡巡
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.有人报告说有一个蒙面人在附近出没。
At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch) insects.在夜晚,成年蝎子在沙漠里潜行觅食昆虫。
informal Unable to sleep, he prowled (= walked without purpose) (about/around) the hotel corridors.他睡不着,就在旅馆的走廊上徘徊。
[praʊl] noun
be on the prowl
■to be moving around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard 悄然潜行
There was a fox on the prowl earlier.早些时候有只狐狸出没于此。
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