"prowl around" in Chinese (Simplified)
徘徊潜行
Definition
悄悄地或偷偷地在某地徘徊,通常是在寻找某物,或者试图不被发现。常用于描述动物捕猎或人有可疑行为时。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常是非正式用语。多用于动物(如“猫晚上在徘徊”)和可疑行为的人(如“有人在我家附近徘徊”),带有隐秘、可能意图窃取的意思。常与“晚上”或特定地点搭配。多为贬义。
Examples
A cat likes to prowl around the garden at night.
猫喜欢在晚上在花园里**徘徊**。
I saw someone prowling around my car.
我看到有人在我的车旁**徘徊**。
The fox will prowl around looking for food.
狐狸会**徘徊**寻找食物。
There was a strange man prowling around the neighborhood last night.
昨晚有个陌生男人在小区里**徘徊**。
Don’t prowl around my room—I have nothing to hide!
别在我房间里**徘徊**,我没什么好藏的!
He loves to prowl around old bookstores for rare finds.
他喜欢在旧书店里**徘徊**寻找珍稀之物。