browse

名词 browse:

1. reading superficially or at random
   同义词：browsing
2. the act of feeding by continual nibbling
   同义词：browsing

动词 browse:

1. shop around; not necessarily buying
   同义词：shop
2. feed as in a meadow or pasture
   同义词：crop, graze, range, pasture
3. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
   同义词：surf
4. eat lightly, try different dishes
   同义词：graze

1. Camels browse on trees as well as on ground cover.
   骆驼既吃地被植物也吃树的枝叶。
2. I have a browse on the book on her shelf.
   我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
3. I spent hours browsing in the bookstore.
   我花了几个小时在书店里浏览图书。
4. I had a browse through the books on the shelf.
   我浏览了一遍书架上的书。

browse

v.（动词）
browsed,brows.ing,brows.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To inspect something in a leisurely and casual way:
随意观看：
例句：
browsed through the record collection for items of interest.
大致看一下收集的唱片，想找自己感兴趣的

To read something superficially by selecting passages at random:
浏览文章：
例句：
browsed through the report during lunch.
吃中餐时随意翻看报告

To feed on leaves, young shoots, and other vegetation; graze.
吃草：吃叶、嫩枝或其它植物；吃草
v.tr.（及物动词）
To look through or over (something) casually:
随意观看：
例句：
browsed the evening paper; browsing the gift shops for souvenirs.
浏览晚报；漫步礼品店搜寻纪念品

To nibble; crop.
细咬；吃去尖端
To graze on.
吃草
n.（名词）
Young twigs, leaves, and shoots that are fit for animals to eat.
牲畜吃的嫩枝，嫩叶
An act of browsing.
浏览：浏览的行为

来源：
Probably from obsolete French broust [young shoot]
可能源自 已废法语 broust [嫩枝]
from Old French brost
源自 古法语 brost
[of Germanic origin]
[德语词源]

【引伸】
brows.er
n.（名词）