1.(feel)用手摸；摸索
With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the door open.他用左手摸到了球形门把手, 转动一下, 然后把门拉开。
2.to grope for sth
(search uncertainly for)+ words, answer摸索…；努力寻找…
Europe is still groping for answers to the economic-policy questions posed by these issues.欧洲仍在探寻因这些议题引发的经济政策问题的答案。
She groped for the right words.她搜寻着恰当的字眼。