trawl
verb uk/trɔːl/ us/trɑːl/
(FISH)
[ T ]在…用拖网捕鱼
to pull a large, cone-shaped net through the sea at a deep level behind a special boat in order to catch fish
They trawl these waters for cod. 他们用拖网在这些水域里捕鳕鱼。
(SEARCH)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]搜罗，搜集，网罗
to search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want
The software is used to trawl for information on the internet. 这个软件是用来在互联网上搜寻信息用的。
You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results that are valid. 要想获得有效的结果你得搜寻大量的资料。
trawl
noun [ C ] uk/trɔːl/ us/trɑːl/
(SEARCH)
搜罗，搜集，网罗
a search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want
We did a wide trawl to find the right person to play the part. 我们到处物色扮演这个角色的合适人选。
(NET)
(also trawl net)拖网
a large, cone-shaped net used for trawling the water for fish