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🇬🇧 UK/trɒ:l/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To fish by dragging a large net through the water; to search thoroughly through a large amount of something
用拖网捕鱼；彻底搜寻
n.
A large conical net dragged through the water to catch fish; an exhaustive search
拖网；彻底搜寻
🧩 Root Breakdown
trawlother
=trawl
Common Collocations
- 1.trawl through仔细搜查……
- 2.trawl the internet在网上搜寻
- 3.trawl for information搜集信息
- 4.trawl the waters拖网捕鱼
Example Sentences
- 1.
Detectives trawled through thousands of documents looking for evidence of fraud.
- 2.
She spent hours trawling the internet for the best deals on flights.
- 3.
The fishing boats trawled the deep waters off the coast every morning.