on the prowl
常见例句
- THE Indian tiger is on the prowl.
印度这只老虎正四处徘徊、寻找猎物。 - Oracle executives have voiced their interest in acquiring more hardware companies, and H.P. remains on the prowl, making some recent big-ticket purchases.
甲骨文公司的负责人已经表示出他们对收购更多硬件公司的兴趣，而惠普仍然在徘徊，做一些最近的大宗采购。 - Sleep would be an extremely beneficial distraction if early man had wanted to take a midnight stroll at the time when saber-tooth tigers were on the prowl [source: BBC].
在剑齿虎四处徘徊的时代，人们如果想午夜出去散步就很危险，睡眠是十分有益的消遣。 - L-1 has built a portfolio of biometrics companies via acquisition and is still on the prowl.
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