rummage

英 [ˈrʌmɪdʒ]

美 [ˈrʌmɪdʒ]

v.  翻寻; 乱翻; 搜寻
n.  翻寻; 翻箱倒柜的寻找; 搜寻

过去式：rummaged　现在分词：rummaging　第三人称单数：rummages　过去分词：rummaged　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12654 / COCA.11327

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 翻寻；乱翻；搜寻
  to move things around carelessly while searching for sth
  1. She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.
     她在自己的包里翻来翻去找钥匙。
  2. I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.
     我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的书。

noun

• 翻寻；翻箱倒柜的寻找；搜寻
  the act of looking for sth among a group of other objects in a way that makes them untidy
  1. Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
     翻翻抽屉，看能不能找到一支钢笔。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搜寻;翻找;乱翻
  If yourummage throughsomething, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
  1. They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits...
     他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。
  2. Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
     玛丽安娜在冰箱里翻了翻。
  3. Rummageis also a noun.
     
  4. A brief rummage will provide several pairs of gloves.
     稍微翻翻，就能找到几双手套。
  5. ...a rummage through his wardrobe for some tennis whites.
     在他的衣柜里翻找白色网球服
  6. Rummage aboutandrummage aroundmean the same asrummage.
     rummage about 和 rummage around 同 rummage
  7. I opened the fridge and rummaged about...
     我打开冰箱，到处乱翻。
  8. He rummaged around the post room and found the document.
     他翻遍了收发室，找到了那份文件。
• N-UNCOUNT 捐赠品;捐赠物
  Rummageis old or unwanted things that people give away to charities.
  1. ...loads of pitiful rummage.
     大量慈善捐赠品

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 jumble

英英释义

noun

• a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
  1. he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
  Synonym:ransacking
• a jumble of things to be given away

verb

• search haphazardly
  1. We rummaged through the drawers

双语例句

• They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits
  他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。
• A spokesman said: "We think it will be popular because it takes out the fumble factor – you don't have to rummage through your pockets to find it."
  相关发言人表示：“我们认为它会流行起来的，因为它避免了胡乱摸索&你根本不需要在口袋中到处翻找。”
• Presently Beth and Amy woke to rummage and find their little books also, one dove-colored, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day.
  不一会，贝思和艾美也醒来了，翻寻到各自的小书一本乳白色，另一本蓝色四姐妹于是坐着边看边讨论，不觉东方已泛起红霞，新的一天又告开始。
• Rummage sales and church bazaars.
  捐赠品义卖和教堂义卖。
• Or, is it a rumpus room strewn of rummage?
  抑或是黑暗污秽凌乱不堪的房间呢？
• You can just rummage through Museum floors. You will find something new.
  只要在博物馆的地板上仔细翻阅，就会有新的发现。
• Mullins began to rummage among the chaotic mess of papers on his desk.
  马林斯开始在桌子上一堆乱七八糟的文件里翻来翻去。
• America's Supreme Court has also acknowledged the importance of waste, ruling that police may rummage through trash left out for collection without a warrant.
  美国最高法院也认识到了垃圾的重要性，并做出规定：为了搜集证据，警方可以不用出示搜查证而直接搜查扔弃在外的垃圾。
• Therefore, it is an extremely matter to pursue the balance between the control of criminal rummage and the protection of civil privacy right.
  因此，如何在规制刑事搜查和保障公民个人隐私权直接寻求平衡点，成为一个非常重要的问题。
• You wake up looking like the morning after the night before, but a quick rummage though a make-up bag and suddenly you're Kate Moss.
  即使你头天喝得烂醉后一夜未睡，只要在出门前打开化妆包，你又会像明星一样容光焕发。