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grope/ɡrəʊp/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for) feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands (在黑暗中)摸索，触摸 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for, after) search mentally 探索 was groping for the answer 追寻答案 3 tr. feel (one's way) towards something 摸索着行进 4 tr. slang fondle clumsily, or in an unwelcome advance, for sexual pleasure [俚语] (调情时)笨拙地抚摸；不受欢迎地抚摸 ●n. the process or an instance of groping 摸索，探索 □ groper n.□ gropingly adv.[Old English grɑˉpian, from Germanic] |