late Old English grapian "to feel about (as one blind or in darkness)," also "take hold of, seize, touch, attain," related to gripan "grasp at" (see gripe (v.)). Transitive sense "search out by sense of touch alone" was in late Old English. Figurative sense is from early 14c. Indecent sense "touch (someone) amorously, play with, fondle" (marked as "obsolete" in OED 2nd edition) is from c. 1200. Related: Groped; groping.
grope (n.)
c. 1500, "act of groping," from grope (v.). Old English had grap "a grasp."
例文
1. He would try to grope her breasts and put his hand up her skirt.
彼は彼女の胸を触ろうとしたり、スカートから手を上に移動させたりします。
2.She even boasted of having a grope in a cupboard with a 13-year-old.
彼女は13歳の男の子とクローゼットの中で肌のキスをしたことがあると吹聴したことさえある。
3.The great Greek grope growers grow great Greek grapes.
この偉大なギリシャブドウ栽培者は偉大なギリシャブドウを栽培した。
4.I grope for the light switch in the dark room.
私は暗い穴の部屋で電灯スイッチを探して模索しています。
5.Provide specialist technical support to the Aluminum Grope ，customers and contract manufactures.