rummage 音标拼音: [r'ʌmɪdʒ]
vt .
vi . 到处翻寻,搜出,检查
n . 翻箱倒柜的寻找,检查,碎屑
到处翻寻,搜出,检查翻箱倒柜的寻找,检查,碎屑
rummage n 1 :
a jumble of things to be given away 2 :
a thorough search for something (
often causing disorder or confusion ); "
he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn '
t find his skis " [
synonym : {
ransacking }, {
rummage }]
v 1 :
search haphazardly ; "
We rummaged through the drawers "
Rummage \
Rum "
mage \ (?;
48 ),
n . [
For roomage ,
fr .
room ;
hence originally ,
a making room ,
a packing away closely .
See {
Room }.]
1 . (
Naut .)
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship ;
also ,
the act of stowing cargo ;
the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage ; --
formerly written romage . [
Obs .]
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2 .
A searching carefully by looking into every corner ,
and by turning things over .
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He has made such a general rummage and reform in the office of matrimony . --
Walpole .
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{
Rummage sale },
a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a public store ,
or of odds and ends which have accumulated in a shop . --
Simmonds .
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Rummage \
Rum "
mage \,
v .
i .
To search a place narrowly .
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I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane . --
Swift .
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[
His house ]
was haunted with a jolly ghost ,
that . . .
. . .
rummaged like a rat . --
Tennyson .
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Rummage \
Rum "
mage \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Rummaged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Rummaging }.]
1 . (
Naut .)
To make room in ,
as a ship ,
for the cargo ;
to move about ,
as packages ,
ballast ,
so as to permit close stowage ;
to stow closely ;
to pack ; --
formerly written {
roomage },
and {
romage }. [
Obs .]
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They might bring away a great deal more than they do ,
if they would take pain in the romaging .
--
Hakluyt .
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2 .
To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner ,
and turning over or removing goods or other things ;
to examine ,
as a book ,
carefully ,
turning over leaf after leaf .
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He . . .
searcheth his pockets ,
and taketh his keys ,
and so rummageth all his closets and trunks .
--
Howell .
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What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account ! --
M .
Arnold .
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65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rummage ":
beat ,
comb ,
conglomeration ,
disarrange ,
disarray ,
discompose ,
disorganize ,
disrupt ,
disturb ,
domiciliary visit ,
dragnet ,
examine ,
exploration ,
forage ,
frisk ,
hash ,
hotchpotch ,
house -
search ,
hunt ,
hunting ,
jumble ,
jungle ,
litter ,
look all over ,
look everywhere ,
look through ,
mash ,
mess up ,
miscellanea ,
miscellany ,
mishmash ,
mix up ,
muddle ,
odds and ends ,
patchwork ,
perquisition ,
poke ,
posse ,
potpourri ,
probe ,
quest ,
rake ,
ransack ,
ransacking ,
rifle ,
scour ,
scrabble ,
scramble ,
scrounge ,
search ,
search high heaven ,
search party ,
search warrant ,
search -
and -
destroy operation ,
searching ,
shake ,
shake down ,
stalk ,
stalking ,
still hunt ,
toss ,
tumble ,
turn inside out ,
turn upside down ,
turning over
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RUMMAGE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of RUMMAGE is to make a thorough search or investigation How to use rummage in a sentence
RUMMAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary RUMMAGE definition: 1 to search for something that is difficult to find among other things: 2 a search for something… Learn more
RUMMAGE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Rummage definition: to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc ), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents See examples of RUMMAGE used in a sentence
Rummage - definition of rummage by The Free Dictionary To make an energetic, usually hasty search n 1 A thorough search among a number of things 2 A confusion of miscellaneous articles
rummage, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rummage, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
RUMMAGE - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary Discover everything about the word "RUMMAGE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one comprehensive guide
rummage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of rummage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary + adv prep to move things around carelessly while searching for something She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted
rummage - Wiktionary, the free dictionary rummage (third-person singular simple present rummages, present participle rummaging, simple past and past participle rummaged) (transitive, nautical) To arrange (cargo, goods, etc ) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods
Rummage Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary RUMMAGE meaning: to search for something especially by moving and looking through the contents of a place
RUMMAGE Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for RUMMAGE: jumble, assortment, variety, medley, collage, clutter, scramble, shuffle; Antonyms of RUMMAGE: miss, pass over, overlook, lose, misplace, mislay, misset, hide