scrabble /ˈskræbəl/ (scrabbling,scrabbled,scrabbles)

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you scrabble for something, especially something that you cannot see, you move your hands or your feet about quickly and hurriedly in order to find it. 扒寻

  例：

  He grabbed his jacket and scrabbled in his desk drawer for some loose change.

  他抓起夹克，然后在书桌的抽屉里乱翻了一下，为了找些零钱。

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  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） Scrabble around or scrabble about means the same as . Scrabble around或scrabble about同scrabble

  例：

  Alberg scrabbled around for pen and paper.

  阿尔伯格四处翻找笔和纸。

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you say that someone is scrabbling to do something, you mean that they are having difficulty because they are in too much of a hurry, or because the task is almost impossible. 苦求

  例：

  The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs.

  那些银行正拼命急于收回成本，但困难重重。

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  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） Scrabble around means the same as . Scrabble around同scrabble

  例：

  You get a six-month contract, and then you have to scrabble around for the next job.

  你签了一份6个月的合同，接着还得拼命去找下一份工作。