grope

verb

/ɡrəʊp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they grope	/ɡrəʊp/ /ɡrəʊp/
he / she / it gropes	/ɡrəʊps/ /ɡrəʊps/
past simple groped	/ɡrəʊpt/ /ɡrəʊpt/
past participle groped	/ɡrəʊpt/ /ɡrəʊpt/
-ing form groping	/ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/

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[intransitive] grope (around) (for something) to try and find something that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands摸索；搜索；搜寻；探寻
- He groped around in the dark for his other sock.他在黑暗中到处摸找另一只袜子。
- She groped for the railing to steady her as she fell.她跌倒时，摸索着栏杆扶着她。
- (figurative) ‘It’s so…, so…’ I was groping for the right word to describe it.“它是那么…，那么…” 我想找一个恰当的字眼来描述它。
Extra Examples
- She groped blindly for the door handle.她瞎摸着找门把手。
- I groped for the light switch.我摸索着找电灯开关。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- blindly
- about
- around
- …
preposition
- for
phrases
- grope your way
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[transitive, intransitive] to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly（用手）摸索着往前走
- grope your way + adv./prep. He groped his way up the staircase in the dark.他摸黑走上楼梯。
- + adv./prep. She groped through the darkness towards the doors.她摸黑朝门口走去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- blindly
- about
- around
- …
preposition
- for
phrases
- grope your way
See full entry
[transitive] grope somebody (informal) to touch somebody sexually, especially when they do not want you to猥亵；摸（某人）
- She described how he had groped her whenever they were alone.她述说了他每次和她单独相处时是怎样猥亵她的。