| 词汇 | scrabbled |
| 释义 | scrabbled past simple and past participle ofscrabble scrabble verb[ I+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈskræb.əl/ us /ˈskræb.əl/ to use your fingers to quickly find something that you cannot see: （用手指）扒找，翻找 He was scrabbling in the sand searching for the ring.他在沙子里扒找戒指。 to try to get something quickly that is not easily available: 试图快速获得（不易得到之物） The government is scrabbling around for ways to raise revenue without putting up taxes.政府正在摸索增加财政收入而不加税的办法。 informal to climb quickly and without care: 急促攀爬 Paul scrabbled up the cliff, dislodging several small stones.保罗急急爬上悬崖，蹬掉了几块小石头。 We were scrabbling over the rocks as fast as we could.我们以最快速度攀过那些岩石。 Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter divine hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom manhunt needle scout scratch search seek someone/something out seeker shake someone down troll You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving quickly Trying and making an effort Hurrying and doing things quickly Examples of scrabbledscrabbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I was similarly stumped, and scrabbled to think of one or two things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has scrabbled around to try to find bits of extra money in an attempt to justify income tax cuts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They scrabbled about in the dirt and, although they were tiny, they asked lots of questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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