| 单词 | trawl |
| 释义 | trawl v. & n. --v 1. intr. a fish with a trawl or seine. b seek a suitable candidate etc. by sifting through a large number. 2. tr. a catch by trawling. b seek a suitable candidate etc. from (a certain area or group etc.) (trawled the schools for new trainees). --n 1. an act of trawling. 2. (in full trawl-net) a large wide-mouthed fishing-net dragged by a boat along the bottom. 3. (in full trawl-line) US a long sea-fishing line buoyed and supporting short lines with baited hooks. Etymology: prob. f. MDu. traghelen to drag (cf. traghel drag-net), perh. f. L tragula |
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