prowl

verb

1. 潜行（为捕猎等）
   to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting
   1. The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
      老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
2. 潜行（图谋不轨等）
   to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime
   1. A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started.
      就在起火之前，有人看到一个男子在工厂外踱来踱去。
3. （因无聊、焦躁等）徘徊，走来走去
   to walk around a room, an area, etc., especially because you are bored, anxious, etc., and cannot relax
   1. He prowled the empty rooms of the house at night.
      夜里，他在家中的空屋子里踱来踱去。

noun

noun

1. VERB 潜行；悄悄巡行
   If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.
   1. Policemen prowled around the building.
      警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。
2. PHRASE （动物）在觅食；（人）在寻找性伴侣（或生意）
   If an animal is on the prowl, it is hunting. If a person is on the prowl, they are hunting for something such as a sexual partner or a business deal.
   1. Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the prowl and elderly couples...
      他们的旅伴中有度蜜月的新人，有寻觅伴侣的单身女孩，也有老年夫妇。
   2. The new administration are on the prowl for ways to reduce spending.
      新政府在寻求削减开支的方法。

1. Policemen prowled around the building.
   警察在大楼四周暗中巡查。
2. Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the prowl and elderly couples
   他们的旅伴中有度蜜月的新人，有寻觅伴侣的单身女孩，也有老年夫妇。
3. The new administration are on the prowl for ways to reduce spending.
   新政府在寻求削减开支的方法。
4. That would be a great advantage not only for predators on the prowl, but also escaping prey.
   无论对于捕猎者还是猎物来说，这都会成为一项极大优势。
5. Do you think he'd let you prowl without following you?
   你觉得他会让你一个四处乱跑而不跟着你？
6. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
   你造黑暗为夜，林中的百兽就都爬出来。
7. The man was still on the prowl around the street at dead of night.
   那男人夜深人静时仍在街上徘徊。
8. But the possibility of another kind of wild animal on the prowl has some people worried.
   但是，可能是另一种觅食的野生动物让一些人感到担忧。
9. Gaby: Or a prowl around Marcels room!
   戈比：或者是在马赛尔的房间游荡！
10. I prowl around when you're fast asleep.
    俺周围徘徊时，你多快睡着了。
11. I used to prowl about, hunting for diversion.
    晚上我总是偷偷地溜出去，想寻找一点消遣。
12. "Prowl" will now be broken correctly by damage shields such as "Oil of Immolation".
    “潜行”将会正确地被伤害护盾例如“献祭之油”打破。
13. A rapacious divorcee on the prowl; ravening creditors; paying taxes to voracious governments.
    一个四处徘徊的贪婪的离婚者；贪婪的债主；交税给贪婪的政府。
14. Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.
    许多野生动物在夜间觅食。
15. He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope.
    他通过望远镜看到了一头四处觅食的饿狼。
16. Some youngsters were seen on the prowl around the street corner.
    有人看到一些青年在街角徘徊。
17. This is equivalent to the stirring of grass as the tiger begins his prowl.
    这和正要觅食的老虎开始搅动草从相类似。
18. If I should prowl about the streets a long time, don't be uneasy;
    如果我在街上转上很久，你也不用担心。
19. Cats of all colors and personalities prowl the two spacious rooms, inspecting newcomers and their drinks or looking for a suitable spot in which to nap.
    不同颜色和个性的猫闲逛在两个宽敞的大房间内，审视着新到的客人和他们的饮料，或是找个合适的地方小睡一下。
20. If I should prowl about the streets a long time, don't be uneasy; I shall reappear in the morning. He wandered up and down the road aimlessly.
    倘若我在街上徘徊太久，你不必担心；早晨我必定又会出现的。他在大街上漫无目的地徘徊。
21. The horseman is back, he's on the prowl.
    那个骑士回来了，他正在暗中寻觅。
22. Others are on the prowl.
    其它公司仍在徘徊试探。
23. But the mugger is back on the prowl.
    可是现在这条巨鳄又重新回来觅食了。
24. But with emerging markets continuing to surge, local champions will be on the prowl for more acquisitions.
    因此，随着新兴经济体持续兴旺，当地的领先企业将悄悄的进行更多的收购行动。
25. I'm officially retired and on the prowl.
    我正式退休了，然后四处游荡。
26. I'm on the prowl for some records.
    我在努力寻找一些记录。
27. Gaby: or a prowl around marcel's room! What happened?
    戈比：或者是在马赛尔的房间游荡！发生了什么？
28. The soldiers went on the prowl hoping to meet some girls.
    这些大兵逛来逛去，希望碰上花姑娘。
29. Ellison assured analysts in a conference call Tuesday that Oracle will remain on the prowl in the months ahead.
    甲骨文总裁艾利森在周二的电话会议中向分析家们保证甲骨文将保持该良好发展势头。
30. After a prowl around the exhibition I went for a coffee.
    我在展览厅徘徊了一阵以后，出去喝了杯咖啡。

n.

(be/go) on the prowl

• 悄然潜行（以捕猎或寻找）
  moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth
  1. There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.
     有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。
  2. an intruder on the prowl
     一个蹑足潜入的人

noun

1. the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)

verb

1. move about in or as if in a predatory manner
   1. The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town

2. loiter about, with no apparent aim

   Synonym:    lurch