scrabbling

英 [ˈskræblɪŋ]

美 [ˈskræblɪŋ]

v.  忙乱地找; 翻找; 乱抓; 乱动
scrabble的现在分词

现在分词：scrabbling　复数：scrabblings　

BNC.25274 / COCA.31581

柯林斯词典

• VERB 乱扒;乱摸;(尤指在看不见时)摸索着寻找
  If youscrabble forsomething, especially something that you cannot see, you move your hands or your feet about quickly and hurriedly in order to find it.
  1. 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些零钱。
  2. I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
     我吊在那儿，两脚乱蹬着寻找落脚点。
  3. Scrabble aroundorscrabble aboutmeans the same asscrabble.
     scrabble around 或 scrabble about 同 scrabble
  4. Alberg scrabbled around for pen and paper...
     阿尔伯格四处翻找笔和纸。
  5. Gleb scrabbled about in the hay, pulled out a book and opened it.
     格莱布在干草中乱扒一通，翻出一本书来并把它打开。
• VERB 急于;苦求
  If you say that someoneis scrabbling todo something, you mean that they are having difficulty because they are in too much of a hurry, or because the task is almost impossible.
  1. The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs...
     那些银行正在拼命急于收回成本。
  2. The opportunity had gone. His mind scrabbled for alternatives.
     机会已经失去。他苦苦思索别的方案。
  3. Scrabble aroundmeans the same asscrabble.
     scrabble around 同 scrabble
  4. 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，接着还得拼命找下一个工作。

双语例句

• I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
  我吊在那儿，两脚乱蹬着寻找落脚点。
• In some places, there are just too many companies scrabbling around for talent.
  在一些地方，有太多的企业四处网罗人才。
• Market competition is the activity of scrabbling the business chances between the market-bodies.
  市场竞争是市场主体之间争夺市场交易机会的活动；
• The 21st century is the knowledge economy age, every country is scrabbling for talents, especially the high& level creative talents.
  21世纪是知识经济的时代，世界各国都在争夺人才，尤其是高层次创新人才。
• There were no lights, no sound of Fang scrabbling at the door, his bark booming in welcome.
  没有灯光，也听不见牙牙在门口抓挠、吠叫着表示欢迎的声音。
• He is busy at the desk, scrabbling for application papers.
  他在书桌上翻来翻去，寻找申请书。
• The cat was scrabbling furiously at the door.
  猫狂暴地在门上抓着。
• Scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.
  我用两只脚摸索着寻找一处立足点。
• When Harry knocked they heard a frantic scrabbling from inside and several booming barks.
  哈利敲门时，他们听到屋里传来一阵紧张的挣扎声和几声低沉的犬吠。
• Such rapid expansion has left the institutions of government scrabbling to keep up, opening space for unscrupulous businessmen to cut every imaginable corner.
  此种迅速扩张使政府机构忙于应付，使无良商人在所有可能的角落钻空子。