prowl
v. 潜行;徘徊;搜寻
n. 徘徊,潜行;悄悄踱步;(动物)出动捕猎;四处搜寻(干某事的机会)
复数 prowls
第三人称单数 prowls
现在分词 prowling
过去式 prowled
过去分词 prowled
例句
There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens.
有一只狐狸在鸡群附近徘徊。
《牛津词典》
The ecology of the region also permitted armed predators to prowl the surrounding barrens, which were almost impossible for a state to control.
该地区的生态环境使得武装侵略者在周围的荒漠中潜行,国家几乎难以控制这些荒漠。
Australia's wild dog, the dingo, is on the prowl.
澳大利亚的野狗在游荡。