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troll

UK //trəʊl//US //troʊl//

词源

源自古挪威语 'troll',指超自然生物。现代网络用法始于1990年代,可能源自钓鱼术语‘拖钓’的比喻。

noun

❶ 指北欧神话中居住在山洞或桥下的丑陋巨人,常被描绘为笨拙且具有破坏性的生物。

“The children hid under the bridge, afraid the troll would find them.”

(孩子们躲在桥下,害怕被巨魔发现。)

“In the story, the troll demanded a toll from anyone who wanted to cross the bridge.”

(故事中,巨魔向任何想过桥的人索要过路费。)

❶ 在互联网上故意发布挑衅或冒犯性言论以激怒他人的人,俗称‘喷子’。

“Don't feed the trolls; just ignore their comments.”

(不要理会喷子,直接无视他们的评论。)

“The forum moderator banned the troll for repeatedly harassing other users.”

(论坛版主因喷子多次骚扰其他用户而封禁了他。)

同义词:ogre, goblin, provocateur

verb

❶ 在互联网上故意发布挑衅或冒犯性内容以激怒他人或引起争论。

“He spent the evening trolling political forums with inflammatory posts.”

(他整晚在政治论坛上发煽动性帖子喷人。)

“She admitted she was just trolling to see how people would react.”

(她承认自己只是在喷人,想看看大家的反应。)

❶ 缓慢而悠闲地移动,尤指钓鱼时拖着鱼饵在水中移动。

“We spent the afternoon trolling for salmon in the lake.”

(我们下午在湖里拖着鱼饵钓鲑鱼。)

“The boat trolled slowly along the coast, its lines trailing behind.”

(船沿着海岸缓慢移动,鱼线拖在后面。)

同义词:bait, provoke, trail

常见短语

don't feed the troll — 网络用语,意为不要回应喷子的挑衅,以免助长他们的行为。

“When someone posts offensive comments, remember: don't feed the troll.”

(当有人发表冒犯性评论时,记住:不要理会喷子。)

troll under the bridge — 源自童话的比喻,指隐藏的威胁或需要克服的障碍。

“Every project has its troll under the bridge that must be dealt with.”

(每个项目都有必须解决的隐藏障碍。)