scrabble

英 [ˈskræbl]

美 [ˈskræbl]

v. 忙乱地找; 翻找; 乱抓; 乱动

过去式：scrabbled　现在分词：scrabbling　过去分词：scrabbled　复数：scrabbles　第三人称单数：scrabbles　

BNC.15837 / COCA.21530

短语动词

scrabble about
1. 乱扒；乱摸；（尤指在看不见时）摸索着寻找

scrabble around
1. 乱扒；乱摸；（尤指在看不见时）摸索着寻找 2. 急于；苦求

牛津词典

verb

忙乱地找；翻找；乱抓；乱动
to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much control
1. She scrabbled around in her bag for her glasses.
  她在包里翻来翻去找眼镜。
2. He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.
  他在陡坡上到处试探，想找个蹬脚的地方。
3. a sound like rats scrabbling on the other side of the wall
  墙那面一种像老鼠乱抓的声音

柯林斯词典

VERB 乱扒;乱摸;(尤指在看不见时)摸索着寻找
If youscrabble forsomething, especially something that you cannot see, you move your hands or your feet about quickly and hurriedly in order to find it.
1. He grabbed his jacket and scrabbled in his desk drawer for some loose change...
  他抓起夹克，然后在书桌的抽屉里乱翻了一些零钱。
2. I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
  我吊在那儿，两脚乱蹬着寻找落脚点。
3. Scrabble aroundorscrabble aboutmeans the same asscrabble.
  scrabble around 或 scrabble about 同 scrabble
4. Alberg scrabbled around for pen and paper...
  阿尔伯格四处翻找笔和纸。
5. Gleb scrabbled about in the hay, pulled out a book and opened it.
  格莱布在干草中乱扒一通，翻出一本书来并把它打开。
VERB 急于;苦求
If you say that someoneis scrabbling todo something, you mean that they are having difficulty because they are in too much of a hurry, or because the task is almost impossible.
1. The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs...
  那些银行正在拼命急于收回成本。
2. The opportunity had gone. His mind scrabbled for alternatives.
  机会已经失去。他苦苦思索别的方案。
3. Scrabble aroundmeans the same asscrabble.
  scrabble around 同 scrabble
4. You get a six-month contract, and then you have to scrabble around for the next job.
  你签了一份 6 个月的合同，接着还得拼命找下一个工作。

英英释义

noun

an aimless drawing
Synonym:scribbledoodle