- 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）。
词源
from Old Norse and Swedish troll, Danish trold ; adopted into English from Scandinavian in the mid 19th cent.
no obj.
1
- 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。
1.1
- 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 obj. I spent tonight trolling the Internet for expensive lighting gear.今晚我花了一个晚上在互联网上搜寻昂贵的照明设备。
1.2
- with obj. informal send or submit (a provocative email or posting) with the intention of inciting an angry response〈非正式〉为激怒对方而发送挑衅性的邮件, 发布挑衅性的帖子。
2
- 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。
3
- 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。
mass noun
1- the action of trolling for fish用曳绳法钓鱼。
1.1
- count noun a line or bait used in trolling for fish曳绳钓鱼法中用的曳绳; 曳绳钓鱼法中用的鱼饵。
1.2
- informal a provocative email or posting intended to incite an angry response〈非正式〉（旨在激怒对方而发送或发布的）挑衅性的邮件（或帖子）。
1.3
- informal a person who sends such an email or submits such a posting〈非正式〉发送或发布挑衅性邮件（或帖子）的人。
派生词
troller
noun词源
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'.