/praʊl ||; praυl/verb [I,T] prowl (about/around) (used about an animal that is hunting or a person who is waiting for a chance to steal sth or do sth bad) to move around an area quietly so that you are not seen or heard （指在猎食的动物，或等候机会偷东西或做坏事的人）悄悄地移动，潜行: I could hear someone prowling around outside so I called the police. 我听见有人在外面悄悄徘徊，所以就报警。 A person or animal that is prowling is on the prowl. 指人或动物悄悄移动可以用on the prowl。 ➔prowler noun [C]: The police arrested a prowler outside the hospital. 警方逮捕了一名在医院外面鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊的人。