surfer
surfer — 名詞
1. a person who stands on a long narrow board and rides along the top of ocean wave
衝浪者
站在衝浪板上隨海浪滑行的人
a person who stands on a long narrow board and rides along the top of ocean waves for fun or sport
Christopher caught a big wave and rode it all the way to the sandy beach.
Christopher 抓住了一個大浪，一路衝到沙灘上。
collocation: catch a wave / ride a wave
Every morning before work, Yan, an avid surfer, checks the surf report online for wave height.
Yan 是個衝浪迷，每天上班前都會先上網查看浪高。
adjunct of time: Every morning before work
The local surfers sat on their boards, waiting patiently for the waves to rise.
當地的衝浪者坐在衝浪板上，耐心等待浪頭升起。
Élise bought her first surfboard after her cousin took her surfing in Bali.
Élise 在表姊帶她去峇里島衝浪之後，買了第一張衝浪板。
Strong winds that afternoon kept most surfers away from the ocean.
那天下午的強風讓大多數衝浪者無法靠近海邊。
- surfboarder
less common and slightly more technical; describes the board-focused activity rather than the person
- wave rider
poetic or informal; sometimes used in brand names or surf culture media
文法句型
a surfer + verb
countable noun: one surfer / two surfers
用法筆記
Surfer in this sense is a countable noun and is primarily used for people who practise ocean wave-riding as a hobby or sport, rather than as a professional title.
常見錯誤
2. a person who visits many different websites or online pages for entertainment, i
網路客
花大量時間瀏覽網站的人
a person who visits many different websites or online pages for entertainment, information, or simply out of curiosity, without necessarily having a fixed goal
Dahlia is a regular surfer of cooking websites and travel blogs.
Dahlia 是食譜網站和旅遊部落格的常客。
pattern: a regular surfer of + [topic area]
Chidi is a casual internet surfer who opens several news tabs every morning.
Chidi 是個隨興的網路客，每天早上會打開好幾個新聞分頁。
collocation: casual internet surfer
The website has a simple menu so that new surfers can find what they need.
這個網站的選單很簡單，讓新的瀏覽者輕鬆找到所需內容。
Putri calls herself an internet surfer because she moves quickly from one topic to another.
Putri 自稱網路漫遊者，因為她很快就會從一個話題跳到另一個話題。
Every morning, Léa, an avid web surfer, scrolls through social media before opening the news.
Léa 是個網路客，每天早上都會先滑社群媒體再打開新聞。
- browser
more commonly refers to software (a web browser), not a person; can describe a person but is informal and rare
- internet user
more neutral and general; lacks the casual, aimless tone of surfer
文法句型
[adjective] + surfer
surfer + of + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
This sense of surfer is almost always accompanied by a modifier such as internet, web, casual, or regular. It is rarely used on its own without context.