| 单词 | rummage |
| 释义 | rummage (once / 2689 pages) vn Rummage means to search for something, but in a scattered, disorganized manner. You can rummage through your drawer looking for a lost sock, or you could even hold "a rummage sale" to sell off all your socks that are missing their mates. Ahoy, mateys: the word rummage hails from a sea-faring background. The Middle Dutch ruim, Germanic rum, and Old English rum all referred to a compartment on a ship, probably stemming from the Middle French verb arrumer, "to stow goods in the hold of a ship." The idea of rummaging as searching was first recorded in the 1620s. The first rummage sale also had its ship connection, as it was a sale on the docks of unclaimed items. WORD FAMILYrummage: rummaged, rummages, rummaging USAGE EXAMPLESBut this year, they found themselves scrambling for doctors' numbers, sending guests home hungry and rummaging through cupboards for backup plans. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) Rummaging in bins we get hockey helmets with face cages; shoulder, chest and elbow pads; gloves and shin/knee guards. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) Rummage through most instruction books, and you'll find a lot on the subject of timing, but little on time. Golf Digest(Dec 08, 2016) 1v search haphazardly We rummaged through the drawers Hyper search subject to a search 2n a jumble of things to be given away Hyper clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter a confused multitude of things 3n a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis Syn|Hyper ransacking hunt, hunting, search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
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