grope第三人称单数

1. 触摸，（用手）摸索，暗中摸
2. 探索，探求
3. （调情时）抚摸…的身体
4. 搜索，搜寻，探寻，寻找
5. 摸索着往前走
6. 猥亵

1. 探索，摸索
2. 摸，触摸
3. 猥亵

1. the act of groping; and instance of groping

1. feel about uncertainly or blindly;

   "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
   

2. search blindly or uncertainly;

   "His mind groped to make the connection"
   

3. fondle for sexual pleasure;

   "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
   

1.摸索；探寻
If yougrope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it.

e.g. With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the door open...
他左手摸索着门把手，转动一下，然后推开门。
e.g. Bunbury groped in his breast pocket for his wallet.
邦伯里手伸进前胸口袋里摸索钱包。

2.摸索着走
If yougrope yourway to a place, you move there, holding your hands in front of you and feeling the way because you cannot see anything.

grope的翻译

e.g. I didn't turn on the light, but groped my way across the room.
我没有开灯，而是一路摸黑走过房间。

3.探索；努力寻求
If yougrope 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.

grope什么意思

e.g. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country...
他在探求国家所面临问题的解决办法。
e.g. She groped for a simple word to express a simple idea.
她想找个简单的词来表达简单的想法。

4.抚摸；猥亵
If one persongropes another, they touch or take hold of them in a rough, sexual way.

e.g. He would try togrope her breasts and put his hand up her skirt.
他会试图摸她的胸部，还把手从她的裙子上向上移。

grope about〔around〕 (v.+adv.)

摸索着走; 费力地寻找feel one's way by touch or try to find sth with difficulty
grope about〔around〕

Here's the light!Why are you groping about in the dark?

灯就在这儿!你干吗在黑暗中摸索着走?

He seemed to be groping around for an excuse to leave.

看来他在费力地寻找离开的借口。

grope after〔for〕 (v.+prep.)

摸索着寻找; 思索try to reach sth by touch ; try to find sth with difficulty
grope after〔for〕 sth

He groped in his pocket for his key.

他把手伸进口袋摸钥匙。

Why grope after the meaning of a word?

干吗要琢磨这个词的意思呢?

• grope blindly瞎摸
• grope about到处搜索

• grope after〔for〕探索,寻求
• grope through摸索着走过…
• grope with one's hands用手摸索

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的grapian，意为触摸。