prowl through/around a place
prowl 常与表示地点的介词短语连用,强调隐蔽而有目的的移动。
A leopard prowled through the tall grass.
一只豹在草丛中悄悄潜行。
潜行;徘徊;悄悄踱步
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潜行;徘徊;悄悄踱步
the act of moving around stealthily or quietly
A leopard prowled through the tall grass.
一只豹在草丛中悄悄潜行。
The stray cat prowled around the market stalls, looking for scraps.
那只流浪猫在市场的摊位周围潜行,寻找残羹剩饭。
Someone was prowling in the hallway outside our door, so I didn't open it.
有个人在我们门外的走廊上潜行,所以我没有开门。
The leopard prowls through the tall grass, ready to spring.
那只豹子在草丛中潜行,随时准备扑击。
prowl 常与表示地点的介词短语连用,强调隐蔽而有目的的移动。
A leopard prowled through the tall grass.
一只豹在草丛中悄悄潜行。
prowl for 表示为了找到或捕获某物而潜行,for 后接目标。
Cats prowl for mice at night.
猫在夜间悄悄潜行寻找老鼠。
prowl 可作及物动词,直接跟地点名词,意思是在该区域来回走动。
He prowled the corridors all night.
他整夜在走廊里悄悄踱步。
be on the prowl 是固定搭配,用名词 prowl,表示正在四处搜寻。
The lion was on the prowl for food.
狮子正在潜行觅食。
Not this
A prowl tiger is dangerous.
Use this
A prowling tiger is dangerous.
prowl 是动词,不能直接修饰名词;做定语表示“正在潜行的”须用现在分词 prowling。
Not this
The wolf prowled prey in the forest.
Use this
The wolf prowled for prey in the forest.
表示“潜行以觅食”时 prowl 是不及物动词,不能直接接猎物作宾语,须用介词 for 引出寻找的对象。
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在街上徘徊(伺机作案或觅食)
The stray cat prowled the streets at night.
那只流浪猫夜晚在街上徘徊。
四处潜行;徘徊
Someone was prowling around outside the house.
有人在房子外面四处潜行。
四处觅食;伺机行动
The lion was on the prowl for its next meal.
那头狮子正四处觅食,寻找下一餐。
潜行觅食
The leopard prowls for prey in the tall grass.
那只豹在高高的草丛中潜行觅食。
悄悄穿行;潜行穿过
The thief prowled through the dark alleys.
小偷在昏暗的小巷中潜行穿行。
四处搜寻,伺机寻找(猎物、机会或伴侣)
He spent the whole party on the prowl for potential clients.
整个派对上他都在四处寻找潜在客户。
悄悄徘徊,鬼鬼祟祟地走动
I saw someone prowling around the building late at night.
我深夜看到有人在楼附近鬼鬼祟祟地走动。
在街头徘徊(常指伺机作案或寻找目标)
Thieves prowl the streets at night looking for unlocked cars.
小偷夜间在街头徘徊,寻找未上锁的汽车。
务要谨守、警醒,因为你们的仇敌魔鬼,如同吼叫的狮子,遍地游行,寻找可吞吃的人。
This famous warning from the Bible (1 Peter 5:8) says that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion; 'prowls' means to move around quietly and secretly, especially in search of prey.
这句出自《圣经·彼得前书》5:8的著名警告说,魔鬼像吼叫的狮子一样四处徘徊;‘prowls’意为悄悄地、秘密地四处移动,尤指寻找猎物。
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联想:猛兽压低身体悄悄潜行,p 像俯身,沿着一排(row)灌木悄悄移动。
语域:mixed 常见场景:动物在野外或夜间觅食、人在深夜街道或住宅区附近悄悄走动、漫无目的地四处游荡 prowl 多用于描述带着隐蔽或伺机目的的行动,也可指无明确目标的闲逛。该词在口语和较书面的叙述中都比较常见,正式程度需视具体语境而定。
以上六词均与 prowl 同韵(读 /aʊl/)。注意 bowl /boʊl/ 虽以 -owl 结尾,但读音不同,不押韵;foul /faʊl/ 与 fowl 同音,但拼写为 -oul,可作拼写对照。
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