prowl
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prowl (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 prowls, 現在分詞 prowling, 一般過去時及過去分詞 prowled)
- (及物、不及物) 鬼鬼祟祟地四處徘徊;(尤指) 覓食或尋找獵物
- a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], 「(please specify the page number)」, 出自 The Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, 出版於 1590, →OCLC; republished in Albert Feuillerat 編, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912, →OCLC:
- He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.
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- Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
- 看那隻母獅子在灌木叢里狩獵斑馬。
- It's easy to sneak vandalism into Wiktionary as there are few other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
- 維基詞典很容易就會被人偷偷破壞,因為沒有多少用戶盯着「最近更改」頁面。
- 2011 1月 5, Mark Ashenden, 「Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea」, 出自 BBC[1]:
- While McCarthy prowled the touchline barking orders, his opposite number watched on motionless and expressionless and, with 25 minutes to go, decided to throw on Nicolas Anelka for Kalou。
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- (不及物) 無所事事
- That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
- 那個男的沒別的事干,整天就穿着件細條紋西裝在鎮上無所事事地晃來晃去。
- (及物,棄用) 掠奪
- to prowl money
- 搶錢
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prowl (複數 prowls)
- (口語) 無所事事;鬼鬼祟祟地四處徘徊
- I'm going on a midnight prowl.
- 我準備半夜出去晃晃。