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grope
UK [grəʊp] US [groʊp] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily 摸索；（尤指）摸寻，探寻，摸索着前进•She groped for her glasses on the bedside table.她在床头柜上摸索着找眼镜。 •I had to grope my way up the dark stairs.我不得不在黑漆漆的楼道里摸索着上楼。 transitive informal
■to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not want you to do this 摸（某人）；（通常指）猥亵•He groped me as I was going to the bar.我走向吧台时，他暗中摸了我一下。
UK [grəʊp] US [groʊp] verb
Phrasal Verbs grope for sth
■to try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc 搜肠刮肚地想，努力搜寻（尤指恰当的言辞、正确的答案）•I'm groping for the right words here.我正在绞尽脑汁寻找此处合适的措词。
UK [grəʊp] US [groʊp] noun countable informal
■a sexual touch, usually an unwanted and unpleasant one 猥亵；摸 |