音标:[praul] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 潜行, 徘徊, 悄悄踱步
vi. 潜行以觅食, 徘徊
vt. 徘徊
n. the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
v. move about in or as if in a predatory manner
v. loiter about, with no apparent aim
词型变化:现在分词 : prowling ; 过去式 : prowled ; 第三人称单数 : prowls ; 名词复数形式 : prowls ; 过去分词 : prowled
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词79%
名词21%

prowl的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Many wild animals prowl at night.许多野生动物在夜间觅食。
  2. He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope.他通过望远镜看到了一头四处觅食的饿狼。
  3. I saw someone prowling around among the trees.我见有人在树林里鬼鬼祟祟地走动。
  4. Robbers always prowl in this area, so you'd better not walk alone.这里经常有寇盗出没,你们最好不要单独行动。
用作名词(n.)
  1. They've even been known to stalk birds like a lion on the prowl.它们也可以像潜行的狮子一样跟踪鸟类。
  2. There is a fox on the prowl near the henhouse.有只狐狸在鸡舍附近徘徊。
  3. Our cats go on the prowl at night, and then they sleep here all day.我们家的貓晚上悄悄出去觅食,白天就在这里睡大觉。

词汇搭配

  • prowl car巡逻车
  • on the prowl徘徊

经典引文

  • A boy was prowling with a sling, prowling like a cat.

    出自:D. H. Lawrence
  • Any wild animal that might be prowling around.

    出自:E. Blyton
  • Paul prowled restlessly about the..room.

    出自:G. Vidal
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