grope
verb
uk/ɡrəʊp/us/ɡroʊp/[IorT]
tofeelwithyourhands,especiallyinordertofindormovetowards something when you cannotseeeasily:
摸索;(尤指)摸寻,探寻,摸索着前进She gropedforherglasseson thebedsidetable.她在床头柜上摸索着找眼镜。
I had to grope mywayup thedarkstairs.我不得不在黑漆漆的楼道里摸索着上楼。
[T]informal
totouchsomeone'sbodyinorderto getsexualpleasure, usually when thepersondoes not like it:
摸(某人);(通常指)猥亵He groped me as I was going to thebar.我走向吧台时,他暗中摸了我一把。
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll
Phrasal verb
grope forsomething
grope
noun[C]
informaluk/ɡrəʊp/us/ɡroʊp/asexualtouch, usually anunwantedandunpleasantone
猥亵;摸