翻箱倒柜

时间：2022-03-22 00:29:20

（单词翻译:单击）

1. root around 翻找，翻寻
 
root的本意是根；根源，作动词表达翻找，翻寻，这个短语尤指在其他物品中寻找，搜寻。
 
She rooted through/among the papers on her desk.
她在桌上的文件中翻来翻去地找东西。
 
2. poke1 around 搜索；翻找
 
poke主要指用手指、工具或器具去“戳，刺，捅”，如果你想说“扎心了，老铁”，就可以来一句You poked2 my heart！
 
I was poking3 around in the drawer, looking for the key, when I found this!
我在抽屉里翻来翻去找钥匙，就在这时找到了这个！
 
3. rummage4 翻找，翻寻，乱翻
 
rummage常和in/through搭配，形容翻箱倒柜地寻找。
 
She rummaged5 in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen.
她把所有抽屉都翻了个遍，想找支笔。
 
4. turn sth upside down 将…翻了个底朝天
 
这个短语指你搜遍了整个角落，常常还留下一片狼藉。
 
I turned the apartment upside down but I couldn't find the letter.
我把公寓翻了个底朝天也还是找不着那些照片。
 
5. rifle 迅速翻查；匆忙翻找
 
rifle就是“来福枪；步枪”的意思，当它用作动词，就表示匆忙翻找某物，经常指偷盗行为。
 
The safe had been rifled and the diamonds were gone.
保险柜被洗劫了，钻石不翼而飞。
 
6. trawl 搜寻；网罗
 
trawl表示搜寻的时候，指的是为了得到自己想要的而搜寻大量的信息。
 
You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results that are valid6.
要想获得有效的结果你得搜寻大量的资料。
 
7. scout7 侦察；搜索；寻找
 
当你使用scout的时候，多指搜寻了整个区域。
 
He's scouting8 about/around for somewhere better to live.
他到处寻找更好的住处。
 
它作名词的话，尤指体育或娱乐界的人才发掘者，星探。
 
a talent/modeling scout
星探
 
8. comb 认真搜寻；仔细搜查
 
comb多指警方彻底仔细搜查以发现证据。
 
Investigators9 combed through the wreckage10.
调查人员在残骸中认真搜寻。
 
9. forage11 搜寻
 
forage的本意是“粮草；饲料”，作动词尤指四处寻找食物。
 
The children had been living on the streets, foraging12 for scraps13.
那些孩子露宿街头，四处寻找残羹剩饭。
 
10. like finding a needle in a haystack 大海捞针
 
haystack是干草堆的意思，在草堆里找针（needle），不就是大海捞针嘛！
 
Looking for my key in the mess of the desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.
在杂乱的书桌上找我的钥匙就像是大海捞针一般。

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1 poke 5SFz9     
n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
  • We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
  • Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。
2 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交
参考例句：
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 poking poking     
n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢
参考例句：
  • He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
  • He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。
4 rummage dCJzb     
v./n.翻寻，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • He had a good rummage inside the sofa.他把沙发内部彻底搜寻了一翻。
  • The old lady began to rummage in her pocket for her spectacles.老太太开始在口袋里摸索，找她的眼镜。
5 rummaged c663802f2e8e229431fff6cdb444b548     
翻找，搜寻( rummage的过去式和过去分词 )； 已经海关检查
参考例句：
  • I rummaged through all the boxes but still could not find it. 几个箱子都翻腾遍了也没有找到。
  • The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods. 海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。
6 valid eiCwm     
adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的
参考例句：
  • His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
  • Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？
7 scout oDGzi     
n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索
参考例句：
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
8 scouting 8b7324e25eaaa6b714e9a16b4d65d5e8     
守候活动，童子军的活动
参考例句：
  • I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
  • Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分
9 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 wreckage nMhzF     
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
11 forage QgyzP     
n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻
参考例句：
  • They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
  • Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。
12 foraging 6101d89c0b474e01becb6651ecd4f87f     
v.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）( forage的现在分词 )；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）
参考例句：
  • They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps. 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. 露营者去搜寻柴木点火。 来自辞典例句
13 scraps 737e4017931b7285cdd1fa3eb9dd77a3     
油渣
参考例句：
  • Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
  • A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。

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