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explore, figure out by trial and error, feel around, grope around

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verb Rare #31,830
explore, figure out by trial and error Often used when learning how to do something without clear instructions.
CH: 我花了几天才摸索出使用这台机器的方法。
EN: It took me a few days to figure out how to use this machine.
feel around, grope around Used when searching by touch, often because you cannot see clearly.
CH: 她在黑暗中摸索着找开关。
EN: She felt around for the light switch in the dark.

最后一次摸索

One last attempt

— 几近成名 (2000)

我伸手绕到纸后面，想换个角度拿着看看，还摸索着找有没有什么盒子。

I reached around behind the paper, wanting to hold it at a different angle and take a look, while feeling around for some kind of box.

开了头三家之后，我才摸索出正确做法。

It wasn’t until I’d opened the first three that I figured out the right way to do it.

非得要我用手去摸索出精神核心在什麽地方吗？

Do I really have to grope around with my hands to figure out where the core lies?

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)