
v.潛行以覓食;窺伺;逡巡于
n.潛行;徘徊;悄悄踱步
Many wild animals prowl at night. 許多野生動(dòng)物在夜間覓食。
He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope. 他通過(guò)望遠(yuǎn)鏡看到了一頭四處覓食的餓狼。
I saw someone prowling around among the trees. 我見(jiàn)有人在樹(shù)林里鬼鬼祟祟地走動(dòng)。
Robbers always prowl in this area, so you'd better not walk alone. 這里經(jīng)常有寇盜出沒(méi),你們最好不要單獨(dú)行動(dòng)。
用作名詞 (n.)They've even been known to stalk birds like a lion on the prowl. 它們也可以像潛行的獅子一樣跟蹤鳥(niǎo)類。
There is a fox on the prowl near the henhouse. 有只狐貍在雞舍附近徘徊。
Our cats go on the prowl at night, and then they sleep here all day. 我們家的貓晚上悄悄出去覓食,白天就在這里睡大覺(jué)。