( 试探 ) grope ⇒ 黑暗中,他摸索着上楼。 Hēi'àn zhōng, tā mōsuǒzhe shànglóu. → He groped his way upstairs in the dark.
检索
look ... up ⇒ 我喜欢在网上检索信息。 Wǒ xǐhuān zài wǎng shang jiǎnsuǒ xìnxī. → I like to look up information on the Internet.
索取
demand ⇒ 他来索取欠款。 Tā lái suǒqǔ qiànkuǎn. → He's come to demand the money he's owed.
索引
index
索性
might as well ⇒ 既然已经帮助他了,就索性帮到底。 Jìrán yǐjīng bāngzhù tā le, jiù suǒxìng bāng dàodǐ. → Since we've already helped him out, we might as well help until the job is done.
索赔
claim damages ⇒ 他的车祸索赔要求迟迟未能得到保险公司的明确答复。 Tā de chēhuò suǒpéi yāoqiú chíchí wèi néng dédào bǎoxiǎn gōngsī de míngquè dáfù. → His claim for damages after the car accident has still not been properly dealt with by the insurance company after all this time.
线索
clue
不假思索
without hesitation ⇒ 他不假思索地给出了正确答案。 Tā bù jiǎ sīsuǒ de gěichūle zhèngquè dá'àn. → He gave the correct answer without hesitation.
按图索骥
be rigid in one's approach ⇒ 他做什么事情都是按图索骥，效率太低。 Tā zuò shénme shìqing dōushì àn tú suǒ jì, xiàolǜ tài dī. → He's ineffective because his approach is too rigid.