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surf

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
surf1 /sɜːf $ sɜːrf/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1. surf.jpg DSOto ride on waves while standing on a special board 冲浪2. surf the Net/Internet TDto look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that interests you 网上冲浪,浏览因特网 surfer, surfing
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surfYou open a Beenz account and then surf about.So a user could be surfing the Net at warp speed while talking on the phone.Many youngsters spend hours surfing the net.We give them quizzes on Britain and allow them to surf the net.
Related topics: Oceanography
surf2 noun [uncountable]  HEOWATERthe white substance that forms on top of waves as they move towards the shore 拍岸的浪花
Examples from the Corpus
surfFortunately it wasn't the usual Aussie surf!You will see groups of them clustered way out beyond the breaking surf waiting for the best waves.The initial report was: Child in surf.Then the rod-man screamed, arm pointing straight ahead at the surf.Again and again the lifeboat was thrown back by the surf.Ahead of them, Trent could hear the surf smashing on the reef, heavy now and threatening.If the surf is really big, it sounds like a constant low roar.He came out of the surf exhausted and starving and naked.
From Longman Business Dictionarysurfsurf /sɜːfsɜːrf/ verb surf the net/TV (channels)COMPUTING to look quickly at information on the Internet or at several different television programmes to find something that interests youYou can surf 35 home shopping channels and still not find what you want.surfer noun [countable]a website popular with Internet surfers→ See Verb table
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surf1 /sɜːf $ sɜːrf/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

1. to ride on waves while standing on a special board
2. surf the Net/Internet to look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that interests you
surfer, surfing

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surf2 noun [uncountable]
the white substance that forms on top of waves as they move towards the shore


surfBrE /sɜːf/ 🔊NAmE /sɜːrf/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] large waves in the sea or ocean, and the white foam that they produce as they fall on the beach, on rocks, etc. 激浪;拍岸浪花the sound of surf breaking on the beach激浪拍岸的声音Sydney, surf capital of the world (= where the sport of surfing is very popular) 世界冲浪之都悉尼

beach, coast, harbour, pier, sandbank, sea, shoreline, surf, tide, wave

surfBrE /sɜːf/ 🔊NAmE /sɜːrf/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they surf BrE /sɜːf/ 🔊 NAmE /sɜːrf/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it surfs BrE /sɜːfs/ 🔊 NAmE /sɜːrfs/ 🔊past simple surfed BrE /sɜːft/ 🔊 NAmE /sɜːrft/ 🔊past participle surfed BrE /sɜːft/ 🔊 NAmE /sɜːrft/ 🔊 -ing form surfing BrE /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsɜːrfɪŋ/ 🔊 (often go surfing) [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to take part in the sport of riding on waves on a surfboard 进行冲浪运动;冲浪 [transitive] ~ the Net/Internet to use the Internet (互联网上)冲浪,漫游,浏览I was surfing the Net looking for information on Indian music. 我正上网查找关于印度音乐的资料。🔊🔊