rummage

verb

1. 翻寻；乱翻；搜寻
   to move things around carelessly while searching for sth
   1. She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.
      她在自己的包里翻来翻去找钥匙。
   2. I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.
      我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的书。

noun

1. 翻寻；翻箱倒柜的寻找；搜寻
   the act of looking for sth among a group of other objects in a way that makes them untidy
   1. Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
      翻翻抽屉，看能不能找到一支钢笔。

1. VERB 搜寻;翻找;乱翻
   If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
   1. They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits...
      他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。
   2. Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
      玛丽安娜在冰箱里翻了翻。
   3. Rummage is also a noun.
      
   4. A brief rummage will provide several pairs of gloves.
      稍微翻翻，就能找到几双手套。
   5. ...a rummage through his wardrobe for some tennis whites.
      在他的衣柜里翻找白色网球服
   6. Rummage about and rummage around mean the same as rummage .
      rummage about 和 rummage around 同 rummage
   7. I opened the fridge and rummaged about...
      我打开冰箱，到处乱翻。
   8. He rummaged around the post room and found the document.
      他翻遍了收发室，找到了那份文件。
2. N-UNCOUNT 捐赠品;捐赠物
   Rummage is old or unwanted things that people give away to charities.
   1. ...loads of pitiful rummage.
      大量慈善捐赠品

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 jumble

1. Mullins began to rummage among the chaotic mess of papers on his desk.
   马林斯开始在桌子上一堆乱七八糟的文件里翻来翻去。
2. They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits
   他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。
3. Marianne went to rummage in the refrigerator.
   玛丽安娜在冰箱里翻了翻。
4. Or, is it a rumpus room strewn of rummage?
   抑或是黑暗污秽凌乱不堪的房间呢？
5. A spokesman said: "We think it will be popular because it takes out the fumble factor – you don't have to rummage through your pockets to find it."
   相关发言人表示：“我们认为它会流行起来的，因为它避免了胡乱摸索&你根本不需要在口袋中到处翻找。”
6. If you're adventurous enough to rummage through the PEPs, you can find more in-depth information there.
   如果您具备足够的探索精神愿意深入研究所有的PEP，那么您一定能够从中获得更深入的信息。
7. Every week, the Filt-ers rummage through glass recycling bins to find containers.
   每周Filt员工都会在收集玻璃废物的垃圾桶里寻找可以做蜡烛容器的原料。
8. It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.
   凡是好妈妈，晚上都有一个习惯，就是在孩子们睡着以后，搜检他们的心思，使白天弄乱了的什物各就各位，为明天早晨把一切料理停当。
9. You can just rummage through Museum floors. You will find something new.
   只要在博物馆的地板上仔细翻阅，就会有新的发现。
10. Organise your table in such a way that each and every thing is in its rightful place, so that when you need something, you will not need to rummage your entire office space for it.
    把桌子整理干净，让每个东西都在应该在的地方。这样当你需要什么的时候，就不必翻遍整个桌子来找了。
11. Presently Beth and Amy woke to rummage and find their little books also, one dove-colored, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day.
    不一会，贝思和艾美也醒来了，翻寻到各自的小书一本乳白色，另一本蓝色四姐妹于是坐着边看边讨论，不觉东方已泛起红霞，新的一天又告开始。
12. You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.
    你对自己的塑料袋收藏翻来翻去，看哪个应该保留用来带到商店去，那些可以被牺牲到垃圾里面去。
13. I'll have a good rummage around and see what I can find. He has not a peg to hang on.
    我要好好翻找一下，看看能找到点什么。
14. Among other limits, soldiers legally can detain only people caught in the act of a crime as they check suspicious cars, rummage through trash cans and gather intelligence from neighbors.
    其它的限制包括，士兵的合法行为只能是在检查可疑车辆、搜寻垃圾桶、以及向邻人们搜集情报时拘留正在从事犯罪行为的人员。
15. Were you able to rummage out some old clothes to give to the man at the door?
    你能找出些旧衣服送给门口的那个人吗？
16. Rummage sales and church bazaars.
    捐赠品义卖和教堂义卖。
17. You wake up looking like the morning after the night before, but a quick rummage though a make-up bag and suddenly you're Kate Moss.
    即使你头天喝得烂醉后一夜未睡，只要在出门前打开化妆包，你又会像明星一样容光焕发。
18. America's Supreme Court has also acknowledged the importance of waste, ruling that police may rummage through trash left out for collection without a warrant.
    美国最高法院也认识到了垃圾的重要性，并做出规定：为了搜集证据，警方可以不用出示搜查证而直接搜查扔弃在外的垃圾。
19. He had a good rummage inside the sofa.
    他把沙发内部彻底搜寻了一番。
20. Part of the fun of vacation at home was the chance to go through Mom's hoard of rummage, destined for the less fortunate.
    返家度假的部分乐趣是翻妈的杂物堆，那儿放着不值钱的东西。
21. The old lady began to rummage in her pocket for her spectacles.
    老太太开始在口袋里摸索，找她的眼镜。
22. Rummage around in the attic He took the lift to the top floor.
    在顶楼上到处寻找.他搭电梯来到顶楼。
23. The firm, decided to have a rummage sale to clear out the collection of old stock.
    该商行决定举行清仓大拍卖来推销掉旧的库存。
24. Believe it or not, you can rummage through a lot of resumes before you find one without errors.
    无论你是否相信，你在一堆履历中翻过来翻过去也找不出一份没有错误的来。
25. I had a rummage in [ through all my] drawers.
    我在抽屉里翻找[搜遍全部抽屉]。
26. But at Stephen Long, you need to rummage-it's the natural instinct to hunt.
    但在史蒂芬•隆恩，你需要到处翻腾&这是人搜寻的天性。
27. Therefore, it is an extremely matter to pursue the balance between the control of criminal rummage and the protection of civil privacy right.
    因此，如何在规制刑事搜查和保障公民个人隐私权直接寻求平衡点，成为一个非常重要的问题。

noun

1. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
   1. he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis

   Synonym:    ransacking

2. a jumble of things to be given away

verb

1. search haphazardly
   1. We rummaged through the drawers