surfer
surfer — 名詞
- surfersingular
- surfersplural
1. a person who stands on a long narrow board and rides along the top of ocean wave
衝浪者
站在衝浪板上隨海浪滑行的人
a person who stands on a long narrow board and rides along the top of ocean waves for fun or sport
Christopher caught a big wave and rode it all the way to the sandy beach.
Christopher 抓住了一個大浪，一路衝到沙灘上。
collocation: catch a wave / ride a wave
Every morning before work, Yan, an avid surfer, checks the surf report online for wave height.
Yan 是個衝浪迷，每天上班前都會先上網查看浪高。
adjunct of time: Every morning before work
The local surfers sat on their boards, waiting patiently for the waves to rise.
當地的衝浪者坐在衝浪板上，耐心等待浪頭升起。
plural subject + participial phrase: waiting for…
Élise bought her first surfboard after her cousin took her surfing in Bali.
Élise 在表姊帶她去峇里島衝浪之後，買了第一張衝浪板。
Strong winds that afternoon kept most surfers away from the ocean.
那天下午的強風讓大多數衝浪者無法靠近海邊。
passive-like pattern: kept + [person] + away from [place]
- catch a wave
- ride a wave
- big wave surfer
- professional surfer
- local surfer
- surfboarder
less common and slightly more technical; describes the board-focused activity rather than the person
- wave rider
poetic or informal; sometimes used in brand names or surf culture media
文法句型
a surfer + verb
countable noun: one surfer / two surfers
用法筆記
Surfer in this sense is a countable noun and is primarily used for people who practise ocean wave-riding as a hobby or sport, rather than as a professional title.
常見錯誤
2. a person who visits many different websites or online pages for entertainment, i
網路客
花大量時間瀏覽網站的人
a person who visits many different websites or online pages for entertainment, information, or simply out of curiosity, without necessarily having a fixed goal
Dahlia is a regular surfer of cooking websites and travel blogs.
Dahlia 是食譜網站和旅遊部落格的常客。
pattern: a regular surfer of + [topic area]
Chidi is a casual internet surfer who opens several news tabs every morning.
Chidi 是個隨興的網路客，每天早上會打開好幾個新聞分頁。
collocation: casual internet surfer
The website has a simple menu so that new surfers can find what they need.
這個網站的選單很簡單，讓新的瀏覽者輕鬆找到所需內容。
Putri calls herself an internet surfer because she moves quickly from one topic to another.
Putri 自稱網路漫遊者，因為她很快就會從一個話題跳到另一個話題。
pattern: call + oneself + a surfer — reflexive self-description
Every morning, Léa, an avid web surfer, scrolls through social media before opening the news.
Léa 是個網路客，每天早上都會先滑社群媒體再打開新聞。
appositive: an avid web surfer + habitual action
- internet surfer
- web surfer
- casual surfer
- regular surfer
- browser
more commonly refers to software (a web browser), not a person; can describe a person but is informal and rare
- internet user
more neutral and general; lacks the casual, aimless tone of surfer
文法句型
[adjective] + surfer
surfer + of + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
This sense of surfer is almost always accompanied by a modifier such as internet, web, casual, or regular. It is rarely used on its own without context.