"prowl around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徘徊
• 潛行

Definition

悄悄地或偷偷地在某地徘徊，通常是在尋找某物，或試圖不被發現。常用於描述動物獵食或人有可疑行為時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是非正式用語。多用於動物（如「貓晚上在徘徊」）和可疑行為的人（如「有人在我家附近徘徊」），帶有隱秘和可能盜竊的含義。常與「晚上」或特定地點搭配。大多為貶義。

Examples

A cat likes to prowl around the garden at night.

貓喜歡在晚上在花園裡**徘徊**。

I saw someone prowling around my car.

我看到有人在我的車旁**徘徊**。

The fox will prowl around looking for food.

狐狸會**徘徊**尋找食物。

There was a strange man prowling around the neighborhood last night.

昨晚有個陌生男子在小區裡**徘徊**。

Don’t prowl around my room—I have nothing to hide!

別在我房間裡**徘徊**，我沒什麼好藏的！

He loves to prowl around old bookstores for rare finds.

他喜歡在舊書店裡**徘徊**尋找稀有書籍。