trawl
n. 拖网; 排钩绳
vt.& vi. 用拖网捕鱼
vt. 查阅(档案等)
If you trawl through a large number of similar things, you search through them looking for something that you want or something that is suitable for a particular purpose.
A team of officers is trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves...
一组警员正在翻查数以千计的小偷小摸者的犯罪记录。
Her private secretary has carefully trawled the West End for a suitable show.
她的私人秘书已经在伦敦西区进行了拉网式搜索,以寻找一部合适的剧目。
When fishermen trawl for fish, they pull a wide net behind their ship in order to catch fish.
They had seen him trawling and therefore knew that there were fish...
他们曾见过他用拖网捕鱼,因此知道那里有鱼。
We came upon a fishing boat trawling for Dover sole.
我们碰上一艘正用拖网捕鳎的渔船。
1. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
1. fish with trawlers
Anyone wondering how consumers behave in a recession need simply trawl the tabloids for inspiration.
想知道消费者在经济衰退时会怎么做吗?你只需要搜罗一些小报的消息.
To catch ( fish ) with a trawl.
用拖网捕 ( 鱼 )
Any trawl net including trawl, pair trawl or shrimp trawl net.
任何拖网,包括单拖网 、 双拖网或虾拖网.
We did a wide trawl to find the right person to play the part.
我们到处寻找一个合适的人来演这个角色.
In trawl fishing, huge nets are slowly pulled below the water to collect fish.
拖网捕鱼时, 巨大的网被缓缓地在水下拉过以捕捉鱼群.