英语单词“prowled”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 prowled 释义 prowledpast simple and past participle ofprowlprowlverb[IorT]uk

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/pra?l/tomovearoundquietlyin aplacetryingnot to beseenorheard, such as ananimaldoes whenhunting:There have beenreportsof amaskedman prowling in theneighbourhood.Atnight,adultscorpionsprowl thedesertfor(=tryingtocatch)insects.informalUnable tosleep, he prowled(=walkedwithoutpurpose)(about/around)thehotelcorridors.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving to avoid being seen

• creep
• prowl
• skulk
• slink
• sneak
• spirit
• stalk
• stalking
• steal
• stealth
• stealthily
• stealthy

(Definition ofprowledfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprowled

prowled

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

He used the flatbed of a truck for a stage and paced andprowled.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Around the houseprowledstrangely docile lions and wolves, the drugged victims of her magic; they were not dangerous, and fawned on all newcomers.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then he strapped two flashlights to his head andprowledthrough the village entering the homes of his neighbours.FromWikipediaThis 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.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/prowled##