fossick

vi. 淘金, 翻寻, 采掘

发音

UK /ˈfɒsɪk/
AU
US /ˈfɑsɪk/
AU

词形变化

fossicked fossicking fossicks 三单 fossicks fossicking 现在分词 fossicked 过去式 fossicked 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To search for something; to rummage.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 不及物
  2. 2.

    To search for something; to rummage.

    To elicit information; to ferret out.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 不及物
  3. 3.

    To search for something; to rummage.

    To search for gems, gold, etc., on the surface or in abandoned workings.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 不及物
  4. 4.

    To be troublesome.

    方言 不及物

词源

Probably from dialectal fossick (“to ferret out”), fossuck (“troublesome person”), fussick (“to potter over one's work”), fussock (“to bustle about”), further origin uncertain. Compare fuss.

来源：wiktionary