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prowls

/pɹaʊlz/

Meanings
verb

潜行，巡逻。

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

Examples :

"The cat prowls the neighborhood at night, hunting for mice. "
猫在夜里悄悄地在附近巡逻，寻找老鼠。
animal action nature

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 neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

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 hunting

hunting noun

/ˈhʌntɪŋ/

狩猎，打猎。

"The hunting season opened, and several families went on a hunting trip to the forest. "

狩猎季节开始了，好几家人一起去森林里打猎。

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 search

search noun

/sɜːt͡ʃ/ /sɝt͡ʃ/

搜索, 寻找

"With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."

离出发时间只有五分钟了，大家开始认真地寻找钥匙。

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。