ransack
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ran·sack /ˈrænsæk/ verb [transitive] 1 STEALto go through a place, stealing things and causing damage 洗劫〔某处〕 The whole flat had been ransacked. 整间公寓都遭到洗劫。2 LOOK FORto search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy 彻底搜索，翻找ransack something for something She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear. 她为了找可以穿的衣服，把衣柜翻得乱七八糟。→ See Verb table
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ransack• Roth found his home had been ransacked by burglars.• The newspaper's offices were ransacked by members of the secret police.• Their house is ransacked by monkeys, flooded, and occupied by a variety of wild and dangerous animals.• The whole neighborhood was ransacked for milk, butter, eggs, poultry, etc..• Every charcuterie in town had been ransacked in order to provide something palatable.• Post-war euphoria, when the Big House ransacked its rose-garden and all the village wore roses.• She ransacked the dresser drawer, looking for the ring.• Thieves broke in and ransacked the house.• And while Mr Stevens's bride was keeping a round-the-clock at his hospital bedside, burglars ransacked their home.Origin ransack (1200-1300) Old Norse rannsaka, from rann “house” + -saka “to search”ran·sack verbChineseSyllable
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ransack
ran‧sack /ˈrænsæk/
verb [transitive]
The whole flat had been ransacked.
2. to search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy
ransack something for something
She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear.
ran‧sack /ˈrænsæk/
verb [transitive] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old Norse
Origin: rannsaka, from rann 'house' + -saka 'to search'
1. to go through a place, stealing things and causing damage:Language: Old Norse
Origin: rannsaka, from rann 'house' + -saka 'to search'
2. to search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy
ransack something for something