browse

閲覧する、ネットサーフィンする

インターネットでサイトを見たり、ページを移動したりする。

やさしい英語で： To look at websites and move between pages on the internet.

• I browse the internet every evening.
• She browsed several travel websites before booking a hotel.
• You can browse online while you wait.

類義語： surf

よく使う表現： browse the web, browse the internet, browse websites

ざっと見る、見て回る

面白いものを探して、気軽にいろいろ見て回る。

やさしい英語で： To look through things casually, hoping to find something interesting.

• I like to browse in bookshops.
• She browsed the shelves but bought nothing.
• Can I browse through your old photos?

使い方： browse through something (She browsed through the magazines while she waited.); browse for something (We browsed for gifts in the market.)

類義語： look through, look around

よく使う表現： browse the shelves, browse through books, browse a shop

葉を食べる

動き回りながら、木や低木の葉や小枝を食べる。

やさしい英語で： To eat leaves and small branches from bushes or trees while moving around.

• Deer browse near the trees.
• The giraffes browsed on leaves high above us.
• Goats were browsing among the bushes beside the path.

使い方： browse on something (The goats browsed on the young shoots.)

類義語： feed

よく使う表現： deer browse, browse on leaves, browse among trees

拾い読み、見て回ること

興味を引くものを探して、気軽に少し見て回ること。

やさしい英語で： A short, relaxed look through things to see what interests you.

• I had a browse in the shop.
• A quick browse through the books helped me choose a gift.
• We stopped for a browse at the weekend market.

使い方： a browse through something (A browse through the catalogue gave me some ideas.)

類義語： look, look around

よく使う表現： have a browse, quick browse, browse through something