Definition of browse

browsenoun

Duyệt

/braʊz//braʊz/

"Browse" originates from the Old French word "brouser," meaning "to graze" or "to nibble." This stemmed from the Latin "broccare," meaning "to pierce," likely referencing the way animals would "pierce" through foliage with their teeth. The connection to browsing the internet is metaphorical. Just as animals graze through fields, we "graze" through digital information, selectively picking and choosing what interests us.

Summary
type danh từ
meaningcành non, chồi non
meaningsự gặm (cành non, chồi non)
type ngoại động từ
meaningcho (súc vật) gặm (cành non, chồi non)
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the act of looking at a lot of things in a shop rather than looking for one particular thing

hành động nhìn vào nhiều thứ trong một cửa hàng hơn là tìm kiếm một thứ cụ thể

Example:
  • The gift shop is well worth a browse.

    Cửa hàng quà tặng rất đáng để ghé qua.

the act of looking through a book, newspaper, website, etc. without reading everything

hành động xem qua một cuốn sách, tờ báo, trang web, v.v. mà không đọc hết mọi thứ

Example:
  • a cursory browse of the book's contents

    lướt qua nội dung của cuốn sách

Related words and phrases

Idioms

have/want none of something
to refuse to accept something
  • I offered to pay but he was having none of it.
  • They pretended to be enthusiastic about my work but then suddenly decided they wanted none of it.
    • none but
    (literary)only
  • None but he knew the truth.
    • none the less
    despite this fact
    none other than
    used to emphasize who or what somebody/something is, when this is surprising
  • Her first customer was none other than Mrs Obama.