grope
v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (about) (for/after sth) feel or search about (for sth) as one does in the dark 摸索; 探索
grope about in the dark 在黑暗中摸索
grope for the door-handle, light-switch, etc 摸索著找门把手、 电灯开关等
(fig 比喻) a tricky question which left him groping for an answer 迫使他搜寻答案的棘手问题
scientists groping blindly after the secrets of the atom 茫然探索原子奥秘的科学家们.
2 [I, Tn] (infml derog 口, 贬) (attempt to) touch or fondle (sb) sexually (企图)猥亵(某人).
3 (phr v) grope (one's way) across, along, past, etc (sth) make one's way in the stated direction by feeling or searching 摸索著向某方向走
grope one`s way along a darkened corridor 在黑暗的走廊里摸索著走.
Ours is a fairly new country, so our cities and towns are modern.
我们的国家是个很新的国家,所以我们的城镇很现代化。
But why did white people want to catch Africans and put them in chains?
但是为什么白人要把非洲人抓起来,戴上镣铐呢?
So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. If you continue to be excited about your future, you may come to educate your parents in the same way.