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单词 on the prowl
释义

prowl /prowl, formerly prōl/

intransitive verb

To keep moving about, restlessly as if in search of something or stealthily (as if) in search of prey or plunder

noun

The act of prowling

ORIGIN: ME prollen; origin unknown

prowlˈer noun

One who prowls, esp loitering stealthily with a view to committing a crime

prowlˈing noun and adjective

prowlˈingly adverb

prowl car noun (chiefly US)

A police patrol car

on the prowl

Occupied in prowling

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