scrabble

剑桥词典

to use your fingers to quickly find something that you cannot see
（用手指）扒找，翻找
He was scrabbling in the sand searching for the ring . 他在沙子里扒找戒指。

to try to get something quickly that is not easily available
试图快速获得（不易得到之物）
The government is scrabbling around for ways to raise revenue without putting up taxes . 政府正在摸索增加财政收入而不加税的办法。
informal
to climb quickly and without care
急促攀爬
Paul scrabbled up the cliff , dislodging several small stones . 保罗急急爬上悬崖，蹬掉了几块小石头。
We were scrabbling over the rocks as fast as we could. 我们以最快速度攀过那些岩石。 返回 scrabble