trawl
verb
uk/trɔːl/us/trɑːl/trawlverb(FISH)
[T]
topullalarge, cone-shapednetthrough theseaat adeeplevelbehind aspecialboatinordertocatchfish:
在…用拖网捕鱼They trawl thesewatersforcod.他们用拖网在这些水域里捕鳕鱼。
to take a wild or loose animal
- catchThe dog got out, but we caught her.
- netWe netted a ton of fish downstream.
- trawlCommercial fisheries trawl these waters for cod.
- trollThey troll for tuna far offshore.
- lassoThe cowboys learned at a young age how to lasso horses and steers.
- trapThe turtles are trapped for their flesh.
Commercial fishing
- aerator
- bycatch
- crabbing
- dragnet
- drift net
- factory ship
- fish
- fisherman
- fishery
- fishing
- lobster pot
- outfish
- oyster bed
- pearling
- trawler
trawlverb(SEARCH)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tosearchamong alargenumberor many differentplacesinordertofindpeopleorinformationyouwant:
搜罗,搜集,网罗Thesoftwareis used to trawlforinformationon theinternet.这个软件是用来在互联网上搜寻信息用的。
You need to trawlthrougha lot ofdatato getresultsthat arevalid.要想获得有效的结果你得搜寻大量的资料。
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- scrounge around
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- troll
trawl
noun[C]
uk/trɔːl/us/trɑːl/trawlnoun[C](SEARCH)
asearchamong alargenumberor many differentplacesinordertofindpeopleorinformationyouwant:
搜罗,搜集,网罗Wedidawidetrawl tofindtherightpersontoplaythepart.我们到处物色扮演这个角色的合适人选。
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- scrounge around
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- troll
trawlnoun[C](NET)
(alsotrawl net)
alarge, cone-shapednetused for trawling thewaterforfish
拖网Commercial fishing
- aerator
- bycatch
- crabbing
- dragnet
- drift net
- factory ship
- fish
- fisherman
- fishery
- fishing
- lobster pot
- outfish
- oyster bed
- pearling
- trawler