| 单词 | grope |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [grəup] |
| 解释 | v.摸索，探索 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 摸索，探索(to feel or search about blindly) 【记】 分割记忆：g 看作 grasp(抓住)，rope( 绳子)→抓住绳子→摸 索向前 【例】 We are groping after the truth. |
| 字源 | grope (v.) Old English grapian "to feel about (as one blind or in darkness)," originally "lay hold of, seize, touch, attain," related to gripan "grasp at" (see gripe). Figurative sense is from early 14c. Indecent sense (marked as "obsolete" in OED) is from c.1200. Related: Groped; groping. The noun is Old English grap. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (暗中四处)摸索, 探索(试探着前进或盲目地或不确定地寻找) 【记】g = grasp(n /v 抓住; 掌握), rope(n 绳子)－抓住绳子摸索前进 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】grasp + rope 抓着绳子摸索；音：够+rope→伸手去够绳子→摸索 |
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