| 词汇 | prowling |
| 释义 | prowling present participle ofprowl prowl verb[ I or T ] uk /praʊl/ us /praʊl/ to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting: （打猎等时）悄悄来回游走（于），潜行 There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.有人报告说有一个蒙面人在附近出没。 At night, adult scorpions prowl the desert for(= trying to catch) insects.在夜晚，成年蝎子在沙漠里潜行觅食昆虫。 informalUnable to sleep, he prowled (= walked without purpose)(about/around) the hotel corridors.他睡不着，就在旅馆的走廊里徘徊。 Moving to avoid being seen creep prowl skulk slink sneak spirit stalk stalking steal stealth stealthily stealthy Examples of prowlingprowling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Altogether you have £36, 000, 000, and this is the backyard around which we are supposed to be prowling in order to rob somebody. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was expecting a roaring lion prowling around seeking whom he could devour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other night there was a man prowling up and down the avenue looking up garden paths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the tiger is prowling round him and very difficult for him to avoid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want this animal prowling about without knowing what sort of teeth it has. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not go prowling round the working man's backyard or when he was sick in bed to rob him of the few eggs that he had left to him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prowling may be foiled due to wrong footing, which may wake up the whole family. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Coral trout hunt in two different ways: by ambush and by prowling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I find a man prowling about my house with obviously felonious purposes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are eight other heroic-sized tiger statues throughout the park, including two prowling on top of the scoreboard in left field. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The criminals prowling around the market see him as an angel, and eat him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The streets clearly are not safe; two bands of armed men are prowling the city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When they pulled it off, a real, live panther was prowling inside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, a downside of night prowling has been the rampant bastardy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a result of the destroyer's instructions, the prowling night fighters knocked down one enemy floatplane. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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