grope
v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (about) (for/after sth) feel or search about (for sth) as one does in the dark 摸索; 探索
grope about in the dark 在黑暗中摸索
grope for the door-handle, light-switch, etc 摸索著找门把手、 电灯开关等
(fig 比喻) a tricky question which left him groping for an answer 迫使他搜寻答案的棘手问题
scientists groping blindly after the secrets of the atom 茫然探索原子奥秘的科学家们.
2 [I, Tn] (infml derog 口, 贬) (attempt to) touch or fondle (sb) sexually (企图)猥亵(某人).
3 (phr v) grope (one's way) across, along, past, etc (sth) make one's way in the stated direction by feeling or searching 摸索著向某方向走
grope one`s way along a darkened corridor 在黑暗的走廊里摸索著走.
He did a lot of research and travelled around the USA looking for information about his ancestors.
他做了大量的研究,在美国跑了许多地方,了解有关祖先的情况。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers: