单词 | troll |
释义 | troll troll1 —troller, n. /trohl/, v.t. 1. to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice. 2. to sing in the manner of a round or catch. 3. to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat. 4. to move (the line or bait) in doing this. 5. to cause to turn round and round; roll. 6. Obs. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table. v.i. 7. to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rolling tones. 8. to be uttered or sounded in such tones. 9. to fish by trolling. 10. to roll; turn round and round. 11. to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking. n. 12. a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round. 13. the act of trolling. 14. a lure used in trolling for fish. 15. the fishing line containing the lure and hook for use in trolling. [1350-1400; ME trollen to roll, stroll < MF troller to run here and there < MHG trollen walk or run with short steps] troll2 /trohl/, n. 1. (in Scandinavian folklore) any of a race of supernatural beings, sometimes conceived as giants and sometimes as dwarfs, inhabiting caves or subterranean dwellings. 2. Slang. a person who lives or sleeps in a park or under a viaduct or bridge, as a bag lady or derelict. [1610-20; < ON troll demon] |
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