翻找的英文：
to rummage

参考例句：

I had to sift through a pile of papers looking for the missing article.
我只得在一大堆的报纸中去翻找那篇丢失的文章。

"The dog was grubbing about under the bush, looking for a bone."
那狗在灌木丛中翻找骨头。

He pawed frantically through the drawers.
他拼命翻找抽屉里的东西。

She delve in her bag and pull out a pen.
她在提包里翻找，拿出一枝钢笔。

He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。

He delved into his rucksack and pulled out a folder.
他在背包里翻找一番后拿出了一个文件夹。

rummage是什么意思：
vt.
vi. 到处翻寻,搜出,检查
n. 翻箱倒柜的寻找,检查,碎屑

The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods
海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。

The baronet thrust the frame back at the sergeant and darted into the closet and began rummaging on the floor.
准男爵把这个画框塞还给警官，飞快跑进壁橱，开始在地板上乱翻乱扒。

A good snoop would have sat behind the man's desk, looked under it for piles of shoes, rummaged through the bin.
优秀的窥探者会坐到办公桌后面去，看看下面有没有成堆的鞋子，翻翻垃圾筒里都有些什么。

His hands plunged and rummaged in his trunk while he called for - a clean handkerchief
他把双手伸到箱子里去乱翻一气，并且嚷着要一块干净手绢。

The special agents broke into his room and rummaged through chests and cupboards but couldn't find anything suspicious
那些特务冲进他的房间翻箱倒柜地搜了一遍,但没有发观任何可疑的东西。