/braʊz; brauz/ v
1 (a) [I] examine books in a casual, leisurely way 随意翻阅书刊; 浏览
*browse in a library/bookshop 在图书馆[书店]里浏览书籍.
(b) [Ipr] ~ through sth look through (a book, etc) in this way 浏览（书等）
*browse through a magazine 浏览杂志.
2 [I] (of cows, goats, etc) feed by nibbling grass, leaves, etc （指牛、羊等）吃（草、树叶等）
*cattle browsing in the fields 在田间吃草的牛.

n (usu sing 通常作单数) (act or period of) browsing 浏览
*have a browse in a bookshop 在书店浏览一段时间.

v
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from early French brouster, from broust 'bud, shoot']
[I]
to look through the pages of a book, magazine etc without a particular purpose, just looking at the most interesting parts
browse through
　Jon was browsing through the photographs.
[I and T]
to look at the goods in a shop without wanting to buy any particular thing
browse around
　The trip allows you plenty of time for browsing around the shops.
　tourists browsing the boutiques and souvenir stalls
[I and T]
to search for information on a computer or on the Internet
　a feature that allows you to browse your hard drive and choose the graphic you want to display
[I]
if a goat, deer etc browses, it eats plants
>browsen [singular]
　We had a quick browse around the shops.