| 词汇 | scrabbling |
| 释义 | scrabbling present 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 scrabblingscrabbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That leaves many scrabbling for funds and leading a scrimping and saving existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some areas we seem to be scrabbling around for projects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The nursery voucher scheme wasted millions on bureaucracy and advertising, and resulted in providers competing for children, and parents scrabbling for places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public are entitled to information about such matters and cannot go scrabbling through tenders and agreements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are scrabbling on, through humiliation after humiliation, trying to defend their large-camps policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are scrabbling around among the poor to make that distinction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Desperate people are scrabbling for food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen them on many occasions: as soon as something sets off their metal detector, they begin scrabbling around and digging to try to find the object. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been known for weeks that there was a threat of floods in the area, so there is something wrong if we are scrabbling around for helicopters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Jobcentres such as the one in my constituency are so undermanned that the staff are scrabbling to keep pace with the paperwork and pointing applicants towards the notice board. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The space station's original elegant design has given way to haphazard expansion by scrabbling factions of every species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Apart from scrabbling over the water or swimming, some species actually can jump off the water surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As they take stock of the situation they hear scrabbling sounds from the roof and discover that an alien has made its way in through an open window. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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