| 单词 | ransack |
| 释义 | ransack (once / 2667 pages) v When you ransack, you rifle through things, steal some of them, and leave a huge mess behind. If neighborhood dogs got into a cupcake shop, they would probably ransack it. You can use the verb ransack to describe a careful search — you might ransack your backpack looking for your car keys, for example. Marauding armies, feral cats, burglars, and other troublemakers are often described as ransacking towns, rooms, gardens, or shops, especially if they take things and leave disarray in their wake. The word ransack comes from the Old Norse rannsaka, which has a similar meaning but is literally "search the house." WORD FAMILYransack: ransacked, ransacking, ransacks+/ransacking: ransackings USAGE EXAMPLESThen run back in and ransack their drawers for cash. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) After two days of unrest over the measure - including one death and dozens of shops ransacked - Maduro on Saturday postponed the measure until Jan. 2. Reuters(Dec 18, 2016) Nearly 40 businesses, mostly grocery stores, were ransacked around the state. Wall Street Journal(Dec 17, 2016) 1v search thoroughly Syn|Hyper comb search subject to a search 2v steal goods; take as spoils Syn|Hypo|Hyper despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, strip deplume, displume strip of honors, possessions, or attributes take take by force |
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