| 释义 |
surfing, n.
Brit. |ˈsəːfɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈsərfɪŋ|
[‹ surf v. + -ing suffix1.]
1. The sport or pastime of surfboarding; surf-riding.
1906Englewood (Illinois) Times 19 Jan. 6/5 Her principal amusement was hee holua (coasting on a sled) and hee nalu (surfing). 1955A. Ross Australia 55 xv. 214 The essential art of surfing is timing. 1959H. Hobson Mission House Murder xviii. 119 When they'd had enough surfing, they brought the boards back up the beach. 1963Wall St. Jrnl. 22 July 1 Surfin' music is characterized by a heavy echo guitar sound, supposed to simulate the roar of the surf. 1971‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird i. 2 Skin diving, rum punches, calypso night-clubs, surfing, dancing, gambling. 1996G. Ward Hawaii: Rough Guide i. 30/1 Waikīkī lost its best surf breaks when it was re-landscaped at the start of the tourist boom, but with advances in techniques and technology, surfing has never been more popular.
2. Computing. The act of using (esp. browsing) the Internet. Cf. surf v.
[1994N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. iii. 12/5, I think that cyberpunk is a bad word, because punk is a destructive image. I think net surfing is a better image.] 1994Times 12 Dec. 16/4 Users can wander around the Internet, clicking on and flicking through the maze of information to see what's going on. This sort of technological window-shopping is called ‘surfing’. 1997J. Seabrook Deeper vii. 237 The mind-boggling speed at which sites were being created, combined with the lack of order on the Web, meant that keeping any kind of authoritative watch on Webalicious sites required a great deal of surfing. 2001Leicester Mercury (Electronic ed.) 6 Feb. A call from the Institute for Public Policy Research for a ‘surfing proficiency test’ to teach children about the dangers of the Net. |