用手摸着断定肿处

feel the swelling with one's hand

摸着女孩儿的头

stroke the girl's head

医生摸摸病人的前额。

The doctor stroked the patient's forehead.

炉子烫手，摸不得。

The stove is too hot to touch.

摸鱼

fish

摸衣服口袋

fish for something in a pocket

他用手在墙上摸到了开关，然后把灯打开。

After groping the wall, he found the switch and turned on the light.

摸不着头脑

be unable to grasp

摸不清是什么道理

be unable to work out the reason

摸清某人的底细

work out someone's real story

摸透了敌人部队的脾气

work out the disposition of the enemy's forces

他的脾气我们已经摸熟了。

We are already very familiar with his temper.

这是谁干的，想法摸一摸

find out who did this

他把一切情况都摸清了。

He has a good measure of everything.

战士们在森林里摸了半夜。

The soldiers groped about in the forest for half the night.