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prowling

/ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

徘徊， 巡逻， 潜行

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

Examples :

"The cat was prowling around the kitchen, hoping to find a dropped piece of food. "
猫在厨房里蹑手蹑脚地转来转去，希望能找到掉落的食物。
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Related Words

Illustration plunder

plunder noun

/ˈplʌndə(ɹ)/

掠夺，劫掠。

"The plunder of valuable textbooks from the classroom was a serious problem. "

从教室里掠夺贵重课本的行为是一个严重的问题。

Illustration kitchen

kitchen noun

/ˈkɪt͡ʃən/

厨房，灶房

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

我妈妈大部分上午的时间都在厨房里，为家人准备早餐。

Illustration nightly

nightly adjective

/ˈnaɪtli/

夜间的，每夜的。

"A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. — Tyndall."

一张花朵上方的蛛网就足以保护它免受夜间寒意的侵袭。

Illustration dropped

dropped verb

/dɹɒpt/ /dɹɑpt/

滴落，落下

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the counter all night. "

漏水的龙头整夜都在往台面上滴水。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration aimlessly

aimlessly adverb

/ˈeɪmləsli/

漫无目的，盲目地。

"He wandered aimlessly through the crowd."

他漫无目的地在人群中游荡。

Illustration pinstripe

pinstripe noun

/ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/

细条纹, 细竖条纹。

"My father's suit had very narrow pinstripes. "

我父亲的西装上有非常细的竖条纹。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

无关紧要的东西，无足轻重的事

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

那支断掉的铅笔算不了什么; 我很容易就找到了一支新的。

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

方式，方法，态度

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

我妹妹学写字的时候，姿态非常认真仔细。

Illustration stealthy

stealthy adjective

/ˈstɛlθi/

隐秘的，偷偷摸摸的

"The student made a stealthy exit from the library, hoping no one would notice. "

那个学生偷偷地溜出了图书馆，希望没人注意到。

Illustration collect

collect verb

/kəˈlɛkt/ /ˈkɒlɪkt/ /ˈkɑlɛkt/

收集，聚集

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

苏珊娜把她摊开的所有文件都收集了起来。