prowl

单词prowl

基本解释

n.: 徘徊；潜行；(野兽)到处觅食；(小偷)四处探头探脑
v.: 徘徊；(小偷等)鬼鬼祟祟地踱来踱去；(觅食的野兽)悄悄地荡来荡去

英汉解释

• (野兽)到处觅食;(小偷)四处探头探脑

• 徘徊;潜行

• 悄悄;偷航

• 四处觅食

• 寻觅食物

• (小偷等)鬼鬼祟祟地踱来踱去;(觅食的野兽)悄悄地荡来荡去

• 悄悄潜行以寻找食物(如野兽所做者),或偷窃等:

词性分析

• 第三人称单数：prowls

• 现在分词：prowling

• 过去分词：prowled

同义词

v.stalklurkskulkhang aroundlie in wait

例句

• The flock, which had been abandoned by their former owner, prowled the streets in a pack and would begin crowing at 0400 BST each morning.

  这群鸡在被前任主人抛弃后，成群结队地在大街上散步，每天凌晨一到英国夏令时4点钟就开始打鸣。

• Five presidents came and went in short order as protesters prowled the streets. Their anger was directed against politicians of all stripes.

  抗议者走向街头，将他们的怒气直指各派政治人物，而在此期间，阿根廷也走马灯似的换了五位总统。

• Despite riot police positioned across the city, gangs of youths on mountain bikes, their faces masked, prowled the streets.

  尽管防暴警察在城中各处设岗，但骑着山地自行车、戴着面罩的年轻人团伙仍潜行在街道上。

• That creature-of all the nerve- " she prowled round the room like an angry leopard . "

  “那个人，真是厚颜无耻。”她像一只饿豹绕着这个房间往返地走着。

• Five presidents came and went in short order as protesters prowled the streets.

  示威者蜂涌街头抗议，阿根廷短期内更是走马灯似地换了五位总统。

• After nightfall, protesters dispersed, and regime supporters prowled the streets, a resident said.

  傍晚过后，示威者被驱散，政府支持者徘徊在街上，一位居民称。

• Homeless dogs prowled around the city.

  无家可归的狗在市内四处游荡。

• The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.

  猫而在地窖周围巡游寻找老鼠。

• By day he slept in the sewers, by night he prowled the rooftops like a cat.

  白天他睡在下水道里，晚上就灵活的像猫一样游走在房顶。

• NARRATOR: Soviet satellites circled the world, and nuclear submarines prowled the oceans.

  旁白：苏联的社会主义兄弟国家遍布全球，其核潜艇在各大洋游弋。