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

• 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。
• It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.
  凡是好妈妈，晚上都有一个习惯，就是在孩子们睡着以后，搜检他们的心思，使白天弄乱了的什物各就各位，为明天早晨把一切料理停当。
• The firm, decided to have a rummage sale to clear out the collection of old stock.
  该商行决定举行清仓大拍卖来推销掉旧的库存。
• You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.
  你对自己的塑料袋收藏翻来翻去，看哪个应该保留用来带到商店去，那些可以被牺牲到垃圾里面去。
• Were you able to rummage out some old clothes to give to the man at the door?
  你能找出些旧衣服送给门口的那个人吗？
• Believe it or not, you can rummage through a lot of resumes before you find one without errors.
  无论你是否相信，你在一堆履历中翻过来翻过去也找不出一份没有错误的来。
• 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。
• Rummage sales and church bazaars.
  捐赠品义卖和教堂义卖。
• He had a good rummage inside the sofa.
  他把沙发内部彻底搜寻了一番。
• 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。