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comb through something
collocation
to search something very carefully in order to find something:
Investigators combed through the wreckage.调查人员在残骸中认真搜寻。
I combed through the family scrapbooks to find a picture of my uncle.
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combverb
After the earthquake, volunteers combed through the rubble to try to find survivors.
They have hired a firm of accountants to comb through the club's financial records.
The researchers have combed through thousands of articles published in reputable journals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
manhunt
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll
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