troll

[英] [trəul] [美] [trol] 生词本

v.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:TROLL  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. N-COUNT (斯堪的纳维亚神话中居于洞穴或山上、专门偷小孩的)丑陋怪物,山精,巨怪 In Scandinavian mythology, trolls are creatures who look like ugly people. They live in caves or on mountains and steal children. 
2. VERB 闲逛;游荡 If you troll somewhere, you go there in a casual and unhurried way. 
  • I trolled along to see Michael Frayn's play, 'Noises Off'...

    我慢悠悠地走着去看迈克尔·弗莱恩的戏剧《糊涂戏班》。

  • He rowed her ashore and then continued trolling around the lake.

    他拢岸让她下船,然后继续悠闲地在湖上划着。

3. VERB 随便浏览;随便翻翻 If you troll through papers or files, you look through them in a fairly casual way. 
  • Trolling through the files revealed a photograph of me drinking coffee in the office.

    我随便浏览文件时发现了一张我在办公室喝咖啡的照片。

Noun

1. (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

2. a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time;

  • "they enjoyed singing rounds"

3. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling;

  • "he used a spinner as his troll"

4. angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Verb

1. circulate, move around

2. cause to move round and round;

  • "The child trolled her hoop"

3. sing the parts of (a round) in succession

4. angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

5. sing loudly and without inhibition

6. praise or celebrate in song;

  • "All tongues shall troll you"

7. speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice