Prowl

[praʊl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner).

(verb.) move about in or as if in a predatory manner; 'The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town'.

(verb.) loiter about, with no apparent aim.

欧文校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

(v. t.) To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.

(v. i.) To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

(n.) The act of prowling.

戈登編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Rove, roam, wander, prey

ANT:Fly, swoop, chase, scour

费利西亚編輯

解釋/意思:

v.i. to keep poking about: to rove about in search of prey or plunder.—n. (coll.) the act of prowling: a roving for prey.—n. Prowl′er.—adj. Prowl′ing.—adv. Prowl′ingly.

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