/grəʊp; ˇrop/
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 摸索着找门把手、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 摸索着向某方向走
*grope one`s way along a darkened corridor 在黑暗的走廊里摸索着走.