英音
[praʊl]

美音 [praʊl]

vi. 小心翼翼地移动;徘徊
vt. (动物)潜行(为捕猎等);潜行(图谋不轨等);(因无聊、焦躁等)徘徊
n. (动物)悄然潜行(以觅食);人)(人为抓捕或行窃等)悄悄巡行以寻找
中文词源
prowl 潜行,图谋不轨
来自中古英语prollen,潜行,词源不详。来自PIE*per,向前,词源同forth.
prowl 用法和例句
- They are constantly on the prowl for small opportunities .
- 他们不断搜罗着那些小小的机会。
- Others are on the prowl .
- 其它公司仍在徘徊试探。
- They prowl arctic ice sheets and swim in frigid waters in search of seals and other prey .
- 它们通过徘徊在北极冰原上与冰冷的海水中来搜索海豹和其他猎物。
- 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。
- Chinese carmakers have been on the prowl all year for distressed western car assets , but few deals have been concluded .
- 中国汽车制造商一年来一直在搜寻陷入困境的西方汽车制造资产,但很少达成交易。