| 词汇 | rummage |
| 释义 | rummage verb[ I+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/ to search for something that is difficult to find among other things: rummage in/throughShe rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen.她把所有抽屉都翻了个遍，想找支笔。 The chapters overlap and interrelate and readers in search of particular information will have to rummage. to search for something searchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport. lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen. huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book. rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys. ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level. combPolice combed the area for evidence. Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunt someone/something down hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout needle scout scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll rummage noun[ S ] uk /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/ UK a search for something that is difficult to find among other things: rummage around/aboutI had a rummage around/about (the house), but I couldn't find my certificate anywhere. Her mother was away, and he was bored, so he had a nosy rummage in her desk. A rummage through his collection of recipe books produced a tempting selection of dishes. A quick rummage around in the pile on my desk produced a dogeared contract. I like a good old rummage in a vintage store. If you're lucky enough to have a well-dressed grandma, I suggest a good rummage through her jewellery box. Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunt someone/something down hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout needle scout scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll rummage | American Dictionaryrummage verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/ˈrʌm·ɪdʒ/ to search for something by moving things around without care and looking into, under, and behind them: She rummaged through the drawer, looking for a pen. Examples of rummagerummage The chapters overlap and interrelate and readers in search of particular information will have to rummage. And you can climb inside that head and rummage around, if he or she will let you. Anyway, in those days all nature, all human life seemed to us to be rather clear, and we looked condescendingly upon physicists, chemists, and utilitarians, who rummaged in course matter. He rummaged in the drawers at the lab and found the strongest possible compound, which happened to be chlorpromazine which they then wrote up in a paper in 1952. He told us about rummage sales and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I saw something else, perhaps the most distressing experience of all—women fighting at rummage sales for the opportunity of purchasing other people's discarded clothes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That requires considerable effort to rummage through the waste, but it is worth it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The policeman comes in and rummages his house, looking through everything that is there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For instance, if the police are looking for stolen video recorders, they cannot go rummaging through correspondence and documents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no doubt that as further dusty archives are rummaged it will not be long before 60 will be an understatement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The power which is given here is to rummage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That saved us rummaging on the floor in the piles of paperwork to find the relevant document. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a police officer applies for a warrant and finds no evidence, but rummaging through the papers finds evidence of something else, is he entitled to use that evidence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First of all, we are to rummage the mails. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As one goes round a building, it should not be necessary to have a guide or to have to rummage in a book for information, particularly in relation to architecture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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