grope
verb- [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 ExamplesShe 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 Dictionaryadverb- blindly
- about
- around
- …
- for
- grope your way
- [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 Dictionaryadverb- blindly
- about
- around
- …
- for
- grope your way
- grope your way + adv./prep.
- [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。
Word OriginOld English grāpian, of West Germanic origin; related to gripe.