browse

browse — verb

1. to spend time moving through pages or around a store, stopping only at things th

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to spend time moving through pages or around a store, stopping only at things that catch your eye instead of choosing carefully.

例句

At the train station, Priya browsed the travel magazines before boarding.

browse + magazines without full reading

Noa spent an hour browsing in the old bookshop near the river.

browse in + shop

同義詞
  • look through

    plain everyday phrase; often used for books, papers, and photos

  • leaf through

    mainly for pages you turn quickly by hand

  • shop around

    stresses visiting or comparing shops more than reading material

反義詞
  • search

    suggests a clear goal rather than casual looking

  • hunt for

    more deliberate and focused than 'browse'

文法句型

browse + noun (magazine, shelves, shop)

browse through + noun

browse in/around + place

用法筆記

Common with 'through' for books or pages, and with 'in' or 'around' for shops and markets. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about physical pages or places, not an online space.

常見錯誤

❌We browsed at some magazines in the cafe.
✅We browsed some magazines in the cafe.' / 'We browsed through some magazines in the cafe.
💡use the object directly, or add 'through'; do not use 'browse at'.

2. to move from page to page online, reading or checking digital material that inte

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to move from page to page online, reading or checking digital material that interests you.

例句

After dinner, Omar browsed the train times on his phone.

browse + information on a device

The children sat by the window and browsed for birthday cake ideas.

browse for + noun online

同義詞
  • surf

    informal; especially common for moving around the web casually

  • scroll through

    focuses on moving down a screen rather than visiting different pages

  • look up

    more specific; usually means finding one exact piece of information

文法句型

browse + noun (website, menu, photos)

browse the internet/web

browse for + noun

用法筆記

Often takes objects like 'website', 'menu', 'photos', or 'the internet', and it can also be followed by 'for' when the goal is loose rather than exact. Distinguish from sense 1 by the digital setting.

常見錯誤

❌I browsed in the internet for recipes.
✅I browsed the internet for recipes.' / 'I browsed online for recipes.
💡use 'the internet' as the object, or say 'online'; do not say 'in the internet'.

3. (of animals) to eat leaves, grass, or small branches slowly while moving about.

3.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

(of animals) to eat leaves, grass, or small branches slowly while moving about.

例句

At sunrise, two deer browsed on low branches behind the school.

browse on + plant food

Goats were browsing along the dry hillside after the rain stopped.

progressive form with animal subject

同義詞
  • graze

    more strongly linked to animals eating grass in a field

  • feed

    broadest choice; does not show the slow, selective action

  • nibble

    stresses small bites rather than the whole feeding activity

文法句型

browse on + noun

browse + noun (leaves, branches)

用法筆記

Subject must be an animal. Often used for animals eating leaves, shoots, or branches from bushes and trees, not just ordinary field grass. Distinguish from 'graze', which more strongly suggests feeding on grass.

常見錯誤

❌The deer browsed grass all afternoon.
✅The deer grazed on grass all afternoon.' / 'The deer browsed on leaves all afternoon.
💡'browse' is more natural for leaves, shoots, or branches than for open grass.

browse — noun