troll

troll¹
[trəʊl, trɒl]
noun

a mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance
（尤指民间传说中相貌奇丑的）穴居巨人（或侏儒）

语源

from Old Norse and Swedish troll, Danish trold; adopted into English from Scandinavian in the mid 19th cent

troll²
[trəʊl, trɒl]
verb
[no obj.]

fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat
用曳绳钓鱼（船行驶时在船尾拖有饵钓线钓鱼）
we trolled for mackerel.
我们用曳绳钓鲭鱼。
■search for something
寻找某物
a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities.
寻找合伙机会的一批公司。
[with adverbial of direction](chiefly Brit.)walk; stroll
(主英)走；散步
we all trolled into town.
我们一道逛到城里。
[with obj.]sing (something) in a happy and carefree way
快乐地唱
he trolled a note or two.
他很快乐地唱了一两个音。
(Computing, informal)send (an e-mail message or posting on the Internet) intended to provoke a response from the reader by containing errors
(计算机非正式)发送（电子邮件，帖子）作为诱饵

noun

[mass noun]the action of trolling for fish
用曳绳法钓鱼
■[count noun]a line or bait used in such fishing
曳绳钓鱼法中用的曳绳；曳绳钓鱼法中用的鱼饵
(Computing, informal)an e-mail message or posting on the Internet intended to provoke a response in the reader by containing errors
(计算机非正式)“投饵”电子邮件

派生
troller
noun
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'stroll, roll'): origin uncertain; compare with Old French troller 'wander here and there (in search of game') and Middle High German trollen 'stroll'

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