trawl

• 名词，指在水中拖曳的渔网，即拖网；也指用于深水垂钓的带许多鱼钩的长钓线。

A noun referring to a type of fishing net that is dragged through the water, or a long fishing line with many hooks, used for deep-sea fishing.

1. Fishing netB2formal

   A large, cone-shaped net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea or through the water to catch fish.

   拖网

   • The fishing boat deployed its trawl at dawn.
   • Trawling with a heavy net can damage the seabed.
   • They hauled in a full trawl of cod and haddock.

   同义词dragnettrawl net

2. B2formal

   A long fishing line with many baited hooks attached at intervals, often suspended between buoys.

   延绳钓

   • The fishermen set a trawl line across the current.
   • A trawl line can stretch for several miles.
   • They checked the trawl for any catch.

   同义词setlinetrotline

• 动词，表示在大量信息或广阔区域内进行搜索、彻底而系统地查找；也可指用拖网捕鱼。

A verb used to indicate the act of searching through a large amount of information or a wide area, often thoroughly and systematically.

1. Fish with a trawl netB2formal

   To fish by dragging a large net (a trawl) through the water behind a boat.

   拖网捕鱼

   • The fishing boats trawl the North Sea for cod.
   • They trawled the coastal waters for shrimp.
   • The crew spent the night trawling for mackerel.

   同义词dragsweep

2. Search thoroughlyB2informal

   To search through a large amount of information or a wide area in order to find something.

   彻底搜索

   • The detective trawled through the files for any clues.
   • She trawled the internet for cheap flights.
   • The committee trawled the data for patterns of fraud.

   同义词combdredgehuntransackrummagescoursearchsift