prowl
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example, when they are hunting. 悄悄巡行
He prowled around the room, not sure what he was looking for or even why he was there. 他在房間里悄悄地走來(lái)走去,不知道自己在找什么,甚至不知道自己為什么在那里。
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prowl /pra?l/ (prowling,prowled,prowls)
劍橋詞典
- to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard , such as an animal does when hunting
(打獵等時(shí))悄悄來(lái)回游走(于),潛行
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood . 有人報(bào)告說(shuō)有一個(gè)蒙面人在附近出沒(méi)。
At night , adult scorpions prowl the desert for (= trying to catch ) insects . 在夜晚,成年蝎子在沙漠里潛行覓食昆蟲(chóng)。
informal Unable to sleep , he prowled (= walked without purpose ) (about/around) the hotel corridors . 他睡不著,就在旅館的走廊里徘徊。 返回 prowl