grope
verb
noun
ɡrəʊp
verb
1
to
try
to
find
something
that
you
cannot
see
by
feeling
with
your
hands
〔在黑暗中〕摸索
I
[+
for
]
Ginny
groped
for
her
glasses
on
the
bedside
table.
金尼在床头柜上摸着找眼镜。
[+
around
]
We
groped
around
in
the
darkness.
我们在黑暗中摸索。
2
to
go
somewhere
by
feeling
the
way
with
your
hands
because
you
cannot
see
〔因看不见而用手〕摸索着走
I,T
grope
your
way
along/across
etc
I
was
groping
my
way
blindly
through
the
trees.
我像瞎子似的在树丛中摸索着往前走。
Ally
groped
steadily
towards
the
door.
艾丽摸索着稳步朝门口走去。
3
grope for sth
to
try
hard
to
find
the
right
words
to
say
or
the
right
solution
to
a
problem
but
without
any
real
idea
of
how
to
do
this
寻找〔恰当的言辞〕，摸索着解决
She
hesitated,
seeming
to
grope
for
words.
她犹豫了一下，像是在寻找恰当的词语。
4
to
move
your
hands
over
someone’s
body
to
get
sexual
pleasure,
especially
when
they
do
not
want
you
to
do
this
[非正式] 抚摸〔异性，尤指当对方不愿意的时候〕
T | informal
noun
5
touching
someone’s
body
to
get
sexual
pleasure,
especially
when
they
do
not
want
you
to
do
this
[非正式] 〔对异性的〕抚摸