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scrabble verb
⇨ fumble fumble verb fumble ♦︎ grope ♦︎ rummage ♦︎ scrabble ♦︎ fish ♦︎ feel ♦︎ poke around/aboutThese words all mean to look for sth, often with difficulty, using your hands. 这些词均表示费力地摸找、搜寻某物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish / feel / poke around / about◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel / poke around in sth◆to fumble / grope / rummage / scrabble / fish around / feel for sth◆to grope / feel your way somewhere◆to fumble / rummage / scrabble frantically◆to grope / scrabble / feel blindly■ fumble [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth 笨手笨脚地做（某事）；笨拙地摸找（某物）◆She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.她摸黑找电灯开关。◆He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.他笨手笨脚地摆弄他衬衣上的纽扣。◆He fumbled the key into the ignition.他笨拙地把钥匙插进汽车点火开关。■ grope [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to try and find sth that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands; to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly 摸索；探寻；（用手）摸索着往前走◆I groped for the light switch.我摸索着找电灯开关。◆He groped his way up the staircase in the dark.他摸黑走上楼梯。■ rummage / /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ / [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth by moving things or turning things over 翻找；搜寻◆I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的书。▸ rummage noun [singular] ◆Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.翻翻抽屉，看能不能找到一支钢笔。■ scrabble [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (especially BrE) to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much control 忙乱地找；乱抓；乱动◆He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.他在陡坡上挣扎着乱蹬，想找个落脚的地方。■ fish [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth, using your hands 摸找◆She fished around in her bag for her keys.她在包里摸找钥匙。ⓘ You usually fish around/about (for sth) in a pocket, box, bag, etc. * fish around/about (for sth) in sth通常指在口袋、盒子、包等处摸找某物。■ feel (felt, felt) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to search for sth with your hands, feet, or other parts of the body （用手、足或身体其他部位）摸索，寻找，探索◆He felt in his pockets for some money.他在口袋里摸着想找一些钱。NOTE 辨析 Grope or feel?You can feel or grope around in the dark. When you feel around, you are likely to do it in an easier, more controlled way than if you grope around. * feel和grope均可指在黑暗中摸索，feel所描述的动作较之于grope可能更为轻松冷静。■ ˌpoke aˈround■ ˌpoke aˈbout phrasal verb (informal) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move 搜查；翻找◆The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing.警察花了一天时间搜查他的办公室，但一无所获。◆ (figurative) We've had journalists poking around and asking a lot of questions.我们给记者不断追问。 |