Ashamed and cold, I groped about for a match and lit the candles.

我又羞又冷， 摸索着寻找火柴， 点燃了蜡烛。

They had reached her father's house, and she softly unfastened the door, groping about for a light within.

他们已经到了她父亲的房子，她轻轻地打开门，在里面摸索着要点亮灯。

After groping about for a little, he found the flint and steel he wanted, and began to strike a light.

摸索了一会儿，他找到了他想要的打火石，开始打火。

He told me a man of his age CAN'T give up a business he's been in practically all his life, and just go groping about for something that might never turn up at all.

他告诉我，他这个年纪的人不能放弃他几乎一生都在从事的事业， 而只是去摸索一些可能永远不会出现的东西。