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grope (obj)HgrEJp, $groJpvto feel with your hands, esp. in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily摸索;搜索She groped for her glasses on the bedside table. [I]她在床边的桌子上摸找她的眼镜。The lights went out and he tried to grope towards the door. [I]灯熄了，他摸索着走向门。I had to grope my way up the dark stairs. [T]我不得不摸索着上黑暗的楼梯。(fig. ) He hesitated and groped for (= thought with difficulty of) the right words. [I]他犹豫了一下，思寻着恰当的词语。(fig. )The two countries are groping towards peace (= trying, with great difficulty, to find peace). [I]这两个国家探索着和平途径。(infml) To grope is to touch someone's body in a sexual way.抚摸Teenage couples were busy groping each other in the back of the cinema. [T]一对对少年恋人在电影院后座忙着互相抚摸。
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