lục lọi

Thân thiện

Cô bé lục lọi trong ngăn kéo để tìm chiếc tất màu đỏ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rummage: To search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried manner, often within a confined space like a bag, drawer, or room.
   • To forage: To search thoroughly and determinedly for something, often implying a diligent or persistent effort.
   • To search thoroughly: To examine or go through a place or collection of items meticulously and completely.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy lục lọi trong túi xách để tìm chìa khóa. (She rummaged in her handbag to find the keys.)
  • Cảnh sát lục lọi căn nhà để tìm bằng chứng. (The police thoroughly searched the house for evidence.)
  • Tôi phải lục lọi trong đống tài liệu cũ. (I had to forage through the pile of old documents.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often carries a connotation of a somewhat disorderly, intrusive, or very determined search. It is frequently used when the act of searching involves handling or disturbing the contents of a space.

Variants and Related Words

• Lục tìm (v): to search, to look for (slightly less intense than "lục lọi").
  • Anh ấy lục tìm thông tin trên internet. (He searched for information on the internet.)
• Lục soát (v): to frisk, to search a person or vehicle (often used in security/legal contexts).
  • Nhân viên an ninh lục soát hành lý. (The security personnel frisked the luggage.)

Synonyms

• Rummage: To search untidily.
• Ransack: To search a place thoroughly, often leaving disorder.
• Forage: To search widely or diligently.
• Scour: To search a place or area thoroughly.

Related Idioms

• Lục lọi khắp nơi: To search high and low.
  • Tôi đã lục lọi khắp nơi mà không thấy ví đâu. (I searched high and low but couldn't find the wallet.)

Học thuật

1. Forage, rummage, search thoroughly