"root about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 翻找
• 翻尋

Definition

用手把東西翻來覆去，雜亂無序地尋找某樣東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Root about’ 屬於非正式用語，通常與 ‘in’ 或 ‘through’ 搭配，如 'root about in the drawer'。主要指用手在亂七八糟的地方找東西。

Examples

She rooted about in her bag for her keys.

她在包裡**翻找**鑰匙。

The dog roots about in the garden every day.

狗每天都在花園裡**翻尋**。

He rooted about in the drawer for a pen.

他在抽屜裡**翻找**一支筆。

I could hear someone rooting about in the kitchen late at night.

我能聽到半夜有人在廚房裡**翻找**。

She spent ten minutes rooting about for her phone before realizing it was in her pocket.

她花了十分鐘**翻找**手機，最後才發現就在口袋裡。

Kids love to root about in the attic for old toys.

孩子們喜歡在閣樓裡**翻找**舊玩具。