prowl

prowl
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a person or animal) move about (a place) in search of or as if in search of prey
    (人或动物为觅食而)潜行;巡行;搜寻
    black bears prowl the canyons.
    黑熊在山谷里巡行。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial](of a person or animal) move stealthily or restlessly as or like a hunter
    (人,动物)(偷偷而又不安地)徘徊
    David had been prowling about in the garden, waiting for her car.
    戴维一直在花园里徘徊,等着她的车出现。
noun
  1. an act of prowling
    徘徊,闲逛
    I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls.
    我曾在一次下班后逛书店时见过她。
常用词组
on the prowl
  1. (of a person or animal) moving about in search or as if in search of prey
    (人,动物)在潜行;徘徊;搜寻
语源
  1. late Middle English: of unknown origin
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