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browse

UK //braʊz//US //braʊz//

词源

源自中古法语 'brouster'(啃食嫩枝),最终来自原始日耳曼语,与古高地德语 'brustjan'(发芽)相关。16世纪获得'随意查看'的引申义。

verb

❶ 随意地查看或翻阅,通常指没有特定目标地浏览书籍、商品或网页内容。

“She likes to browse through fashion magazines on weekends.”

(她喜欢在周末随意翻看时尚杂志。)

“I was browsing the internet when I found this interesting article.”

(我在网上浏览时发现了这篇有趣的文章。)

❶ 指动物(如牛、羊等)吃草或嫩枝叶的行为。

“The deer were browsing on the young tree shoots.”

(鹿群正在啃食嫩树枝。)

“Cattle browse on bushes when grass is scarce.”

(当草料不足时,牛会啃食灌木。)

同义词:scan, peruse, look through, graze, feed

noun

❶ 指随意浏览的行为,或可供动物食用的嫩枝叶。

“I had a quick browse around the shops.”

(我在商店里快速浏览了一圈。)

“The website offers a pleasant browsing experience.”

(这个网站提供了愉快的浏览体验。)

同义词:scanning, perusal, vegetation, fodder

常见短语

browse through — 指随意翻阅或查看某物,常用于描述无目的的浏览行为。

“I like to browse through old photo albums when I'm feeling nostalgic.”

(当我感到怀旧时,喜欢翻阅旧相册。)

window browsing — 指只看不买的逛街行为,特指浏览商店橱窗但不进店购物。

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

(我们在商场逛了逛橱窗,但什么也没买。)