mudlark
noun[C]
uk/ˈmʌd.lɑːk/us/ˈmʌd.lɑːrk/mainlyUK
someone whosearchesthemud(=soft,wetground)nearriverstryingtofindvaluableorinterestingobjects:
河滩寻宝人（在河滩上搜寻有价值物品的人）There is acollectionofmedievalartefactsunearthedby mudlarks and andmetaldetectors.这里收集了由河滩寻宝人和金属探测爱好者挖掘出土的中世纪文物。
UK
ahorsewhorunswell onsoft,wetground:
（善于在泥泞的地面上奔驰的）泥腿子赛马The verysoftgroundshouldsuitTrans Island who is arealmudlark.非常软的地面应该适合“环岛”，它是一匹真正的泥腿子赛马。
- PoorVictorianchildren, nicknamed mudlarks, used todigatlowtidein the foul-smellingmuckof the Thames toscavengelumpsofcoaland otheritemsthey couldsellfor a fewpence.
- Beachcombing hasprovideda way oflifeforgenerationsof mudlarkslivingcloseto thetidalforeshores of the Thames and the Medway.
- Thefirmgoing at Aintree isbadnewsfor mudlarks.
- Edmond'strainerwashopingforsoftergroundfor theconfirmedmudlark.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlarking
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll
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