prowls; prowled; prowling
prowls; prowled; prowling
Learner's definition of PROWL
1
of an animal : to move quietly through an area while hunting(动物觅食时)悄悄地移动,潜行 [no object]
[+ object]
2
: to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way(尤指搜寻某物时)潜行,出没(于某处) [+ object]
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The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.警察开着巡逻车小心地在街道上巡逻着。
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He liked to prowl the streets late at night.他喜欢深夜在街上出没。
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I prowled the store looking for sales.我在商店里搜寻特价商品。
[no object]
2 prowl /ˈprawəl/ noun
Learner's definition of PROWL
[singular]
: an act of moving through a place while searching for something : an act of prowling(搜寻时的)潜行
on the prowl
: searching for something often in a quiet or secret way悄悄搜寻;秘密寻找