英语词汇“prowl”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	prowl
释义	prowl I. \ˈprau̇l, esp before pause or consonant -au̇əl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English prollen *intransitive verb* : to move about or wander stealthily in the manner of a wild beast seeking prey : roam in search of as if in search of whatever may be found : pace restlessly back and forth < submarines were prowling along our coast — Owen Wister > < the fear still prowls in her consciousness — Ellen Glasgow > < the foreman … prowling constantly about — Theodore Dreiser > < prowls as he talks — T.R.Ybarra > < loved to prowl about the city > *transitive verb* : to roam over (an area) in a predatory manner < wolves prowl the forest > < the bloodthirstiest villain that ever prowled the Western highways — Herbert Asbury > II. noun (-s) : an act or instance of prowling < his jubilant prowl through … attics — C.G.Poore > — often used in the phrase on the prowl < a rapacious divorcee on the prowl — Helen Howe >
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