mudlarking
noun [ U ] UK uk/ˈmʌd.lɑː.kɪŋ/ us/ˈmʌd.lɑːr.kɪŋ/
泥中寻宝（在河滩的淤泥中寻找有价值或有趣的物体的活动）
the activity of searching the mud (= soft, wet ground) near rivers trying to find valuable or interesting objects
As a child she took friends down there to go mudlarking at low tide. 小时候，她带着朋友们在退潮时去那里的泥中寻宝。
The Antiques Show did an item on finding treasure in the Thames, an activity called mudlarking.
- More examples
- We're going to go sailing, canoeing and mudlarking.
- Mudlarking is where you dig for things washed up when the tide is out.