in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 root about
PHRASAL VERB 翻找;搜寻 If you root around or root about in something, you look for something there, moving things around as you search. 翻找;搜寻 [Also VERB PREPOSITION]
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'It's in here somewhere,' he said, rooting about in his desk. [VERB PREP. prep.]
“它就在这里的什么地方，”他一边说，一边在桌子里乱翻。