grope
verb uk/ɡrəʊp/ us/ɡroʊp/
[ I or T ]摸索；（尤指）摸寻，探寻，摸索着前进
to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily
She groped for her glasses on the bedside table. 她在床头柜上摸索着找眼镜。
I had to grope my way up the dark stairs. 我不得不在黑漆漆的楼道里摸索着上楼。
[ T ] informal摸（某人）;（通常指）猥亵
to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not like it
He groped me as I was going to the bar. 我走向吧台时，他暗中摸了我一把。
Phrasal verb
grope for something 搜肠刮肚地想，努力搜寻（尤指恰当的言辞、正确的答案）
to try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc.
I'm groping for the right words here. 我正在绞尽脑汁寻找此处合适的措词。
grope
noun [ C ] informal uk/ɡrəʊp/ us/ɡroʊp/
猥亵;摸
a sexual touch, usually an unwanted and unpleasant one