| 单词 | grope |
| 释义 | grope (groʊp ) Word forms: gropes , groping , groped 1. verb If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the door open. [VERB + for] Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: feel, search, fumble, flounder 2. verb If you grope your way to a place, you move there, holding your hands in front of you and feeling the way because you cannot see anything. I didn't turn on the light, but groped my way across the room. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 3. verb If you grope for something, for example the solution to a problem, you try to think of it, when you have no real idea what it could be. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country. [VERB for noun] She groped for a simple word to express a simple idea. [VERB + for] groping Word forms: gropings variable noun They continue their groping towards a constitutional settlement. 4. verb If one person gropes another, they touch or take hold of them in a rough, sexual way. [informal, disapproval] It is claimed he groped a 19-year-old student. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fondle, touch, stroke, caress Grope is also a noun. .... a furtive grope. Translations: Chinese: 摸索 Japanese: 手探りする |
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