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trawl

释义

trawl

noun countable

UK /trɔːl/

Word Forms

singular	trawl
plural	trawls

1
a careful search for someone or something
a trawl through the news columns
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to find something or someone
search
hunting
hunt
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to find out information
elicitation
investigation
search
2
a large net that is pulled through the water to catch fish
Synonyms and related words
Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
bait
barb
cockpit

trawl

noun countable

US /trɔl/

Word Forms

singular	trawl
plural	trawls

1
a large net that is pulled through the water to catch fish
Synonyms and related words
Hunting, shooting and fishing equipment
bait
barb
cockpit
2
a careful search for someone or something
a trawl through the news columns
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to find something or someone
search
hunting
hunt
Synonyms and related words
An attempt to find out information
elicitation
investigation
search

trawl

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /trɔːl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trawl
he/she/it	trawls
present participle	trawling
past tense	trawled
past participle	trawled

1
to look for someone or something, for example by searching through a large amount of information
I’ve been trawling the Internet to find a new job.
He has trawled through hundreds of documents in the library.
Synonyms and related words
To search for something or someone
go through
look out for
seek out
Synonyms and related words
To try to find out information
investigate
look into
follow up
2
to catch fish by pulling a large net behind a boat
Synonyms and related words
General words for hunting, shooting and fishing
an easy target
angling
bag

trawl

verb intransitive/transitive

US /trɔl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trawl
he/she/it	trawls
present participle	trawling
past tense	trawled
past participle	trawled

1
to catch fish by pulling a large net behind a boat
Synonyms and related words
General words for hunting, shooting and fishing
an easy target
angling
bag
2
to look for someone or something, for example by searching through a large amount of information
I’ve been trawling the Internet to find a new job.
He has trawled through hundreds of documents in the library.
Synonyms and related words
To search for something or someone
go through
look out for
seek out
Synonyms and related words
To try to find out information
investigate
look into
follow up

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