fossick
verb[I]
informalmainlyAustralian Englishuk/ˈfɒs.ɪk/us/ˈfɑː.sɪk/tosearchfor somethingamongstother things:
搜寻,寻觅We then had tospendabouthalfanhourfossickingaroundforourbags.然后我们花了半个小时找包。
tolookforgoldorvaluablestones,especiallyinplaceswhere these things wereoncedugfrom theground:
(尤指在原有的矿床中)淘金;寻宝Theytravelledto Glenalva totryfossickingforsapphires.他们前往格兰纳尔瓦试图挖到蓝宝石。
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
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