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brows

UK /braʊz/US /braʊz/

词源

源自中古英语 'brousen',意为'啃食嫩枝',可能来自古法语 'brouter'。

verb

❶ 浏览,指随意翻阅或查看书籍、网页等内容,通常不深入阅读。

“She browsed through the magazine while waiting for her coffee.”

(她一边等咖啡一边翻阅杂志。)

“I like to browse the bookstore on weekends.”

(我喜欢在周末逛书店随便看看。)

❶ 动物吃草,指牛、羊等动物慢慢地啃食地面上的植物。

“The cows were browsing in the meadow.”

(奶牛正在草地上吃草。)

“Deer often browse on young trees in the forest.”

(鹿经常在森林里啃食小树。)

同义词:scan, peruse, graze, feed

常见短语

browse through — 随意翻阅或查看某物,通常指不特别专注地阅读或观看。

“I was just browsing through some old photos when I found this.”

(我正在随意翻看一些老照片时发现了这个。)

window browsing — 橱窗购物,指只看不买地浏览商店橱窗里的商品。

“We did some window browsing at the mall but didn't buy anything.”

(我们在商场里逛了逛橱窗,但什么都没买。)