prowl
UK/praul/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To move about stealthily, as if searching for prey or something to steal.
潜行，悄悄游荡；徘徊觅食
n.
An act of moving about stealthily.
潜行，悄悄游荡
Root Breakdown
Native Englishprowlother
=prowl
Common Collocations
- 1.on the prowl四处游荡，伺机而动
- 2.prowl the streets在街头游荡
- 3.[prowl around]到处转悠
- 4.prowl car巡逻警车
Example Sentences
- 1.
A lone wolf prowled the forest edge, searching for prey in the darkness.
- 2.
Police warned residents that a burglar had been prowling the neighborhood at night.
- 3.
He prowled the corridors of the office long after everyone else had gone home.