scrabble
['skræb.l] verb intransitive + adverb or preposition
■to use your fingers to quickly find something that you cannot see （用手指）扒找，翻找•He was scrabbling about in the sand searching for the ring.他在沙子里扒寻戒指。 ■to try to get something quickly that is not easily available 试图快速获得（不易得到之物）•The government is scrabbling around for ways to raise revenue without putting up taxes.政府正在摸索不靠加税而增加财政收入的办法。 ■informal
■to climb quickly and without care 急促攀爬•Paul scrabbled up the cliff, dislodging several small stones.保罗急忙爬上悬崖，蹬开了几块小石头。 •We were scrabbling over the rocks as fast as we could.我们以最快的速度攀过那些岩石。 |