trawl
UK [trɔ:l] US [trɑ:l] verb
FISH 鱼
transitive
■to pull a large cone-shaped net through the sea at a deep level behind a special boat in order to catch fish 在…用拖网捕鱼•They trawl these waters for cod.他们用拖网在这些水域里捕鳕鱼。
UK [trɔ:l] US [trɑ:l] verb
SEARCH 搜寻
intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep]
■to search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want 搜寻；网罗•The newspaper had trawled its files for photos of the new minister.该报在其档案中搜寻新任部长的照片。 •You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results that are valid.要想获得有效的结果，你得搜寻大量资料。
UK [trɔ:l] US [trɑ:l] noun countable
SEARCH 搜寻
■a search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want 搜寻；网罗•We did a wide trawl to find the right person to play the part.我们到处物色扮演这个角色的合适人选。
UK [trɔ:l] US [trɑ:l] noun countable
NET 网 (also trawl net)
■a large cone-shaped net used for trawling the water for fish 拖网 |