root about

かき回して探す、あさる

物をあちこち動かしながら、何かを探す。

やさしい英語で： To search for something by moving things around, often without much order.

• I rooted about in the drawer.
• He was rooting about for his glasses.
• Have you been rooting about in my cupboard again?

使い方： root about in something (I rooted about in my bag for the ticket.); root about for something (She rooted about for a spare key.)

類義語： rummage, hunt around

よく使う表現： root about for something, root about in something

鼻で掘り返す、餌を探す

動物が鼻で土などを掘り返して食べ物を探す。

やさしい英語で： To search for food by pushing the nose around in soil or other material.

• The pigs root about in the mud.
• A boar rooted about beneath the trees.
• The animals were rooting about for food among the leaves.

使い方： root about in something (The pigs rooted about in the soft earth.); root about for something (Wild boars root about for roots and insects.)

類義語： forage

よく使う表現： root about for food, root about in mud