scroll

Word family

Related topics: Design

scroll1 /skrəʊl $ skroʊl/ noun [countableC]

1. RECORDa long piece of paper that can be rolled up, and is used as an official document 〔用于正式文件书写的〕纸卷，卷轴

2. AVDDECORATEa design shaped like a piece of rolled up paper 涡卷形装饰

Examples from the Corpus

scroll• The dark squiggles and scrolls are left on the skin to allow the design to set, usually overnight.• I take my time before moving on to the birchbark scrolls.• Item 2 is the brass scroll which was once part of the Royal Warwickshire regiment's cap badge.• The first is labelled: Ojibway music scroll.• There is one scroll in particular which Gary wishes me to recover.• A paper dragon and a paper tiger dangled from the ceiling; on the walls were scrolls with oriental writing on them.

Related topics: Computers

scroll2 verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

TDto move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it 〔将计算机屏幕上的信息〕上下滚动，滚屏〔以便阅读〕

scroll through

He scrolled through the document.

他在屏幕上把这份文件从头到尾滚动读了一遍。

scroll up/down

Could you scroll down a few lines?

请你往下滚动几行好吗？

Examples from the Corpus

scroll• Just scroll along and drag the one you want on to the page.• The reduction in scrolling and window swapping has made the whole computer feel better and more relaxing to use.• Additionally the mouse-based scrolling controls are sensitive, often causing the landscape to blur.• Scroll down to see when the website was last updated.• If your map covers more than one screen, the first bit will scroll off the top.• A sports fan might elect to have the latest sports scores continuously scrolling on to his screen.• It was a short document-short enough for you to find each variable by scrolling through the text with the down arrow key.• Like so many of its computer counterparts, it's viewed from overhead, the pitch scrolling to follow the action.• The menus were unwieldy, the scrolling too slow, and the dedicated terminals too expensive.

scroll up/down• Use the mouse button to scroll the text down.• To browse the groups, click inside the Newsgroups window and scroll up and down using your arrow keys or mouse wheel.• But before you start filtering, scroll down and see what's on offer.• For more conversation from beyond the grave, scroll down for our useful links.• People are reluctant to scroll down unless there's something they want-such as a software driver.

From Longman Business Dictionary