rummage

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/    美 /ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder. countable,uncountable
    — Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling.
  2. Commotion; disturbance. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  3. A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble. countable,uncountable
  4. A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship. countable,uncountable
  5. The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. transitive
  2. To search a vessel for smuggled goods. transitive
    — After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.
  3. To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. transitive
    — She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.
  4. To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly. intransitive
    — She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock.

词形变化

rummages present,singular,third-person rummaging participle,present rummaged participle,past rummaged past rummages plural

词汇关系

衍生词
rummager rummagy unrummaged rummage squad
相关词
look quarry rake search rummage sale

词源

词源 1
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
词源 2
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
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