| 单词 | on the prowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (formerly †upon) the prowl The action or an act of prowling; roaming or roving about, esp. in search of plunder or prey or (in later use) sexual conquests; chiefly in on (formerly †upon) the prowl. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adverb] insidiously1545 on (formerly upon) the prowl1803 entrappinglya1827 ensnaringly1853 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] stalkingc1000 creeping1565 hedge-creeping1579 stealing1581 steal1590 stealth1600 insinuation1608 slinking1611 sneakinga1657 prowl1803 creep1818 sneak1819 lurk1829 slink1853 pussyfooting1956 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > in search of prey or plunder prowling1632 prowl1803 the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [adverb] > searching for amorous partner on (formerly upon) the prowl1836 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adverb] creepingly1548 unsuspectedly1645 soft-footedly1834 on (formerly upon) the prowl1836 inconspicuously1893 1803 Sporting Mag. 22 54 A poor miserable thief had been all night upon the prowl. 1836 W. Irving Astoria II. xxviii. 118 The Crow Indians..are apt to be continually on the prowl about the skirts of the mountains. 1876 ‘A. Thomas’ Blotted Out iii. 31 Let us clear off this business as soon as we can, and then go out for a prowl. 1895 19th Cent. Sept. 482 Through all the intricacies of their hunting prowl we followed them. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 572 A figure of middle height on the prowl, evidently, under the arches saluted again, calling: Night! 1932 R. W. Thompson Down Under 37 We met a few of our ship acquaintances on our prowls around, and took some of them with us on our drives..to the beaches. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 3 July 4/5 That big cat..is reputedly on the prowl again. 1959 W. Brown Cry Kill iii. 31 Not a beauty like Lola Stuart, but good enough to catch the eye of any guy on the prowl. 1972 F. Warner Lying Figures ii. 9 Out on the prowl tonight, lover-boy? 2005 Metro (Toronto) 25 Aug. 38/1 Lindsay Logan, 19, is on the prowl, big time! Her latest crush? Cheat-aholic Jude Law. < as lemmas |
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