| 单词 | ransack |
| 释义 | ransack (rænsæk ) Word forms: ransacks , ransacking , ransacked verb If people ransack a building, they damage things in it or make it very untidy, often because they are looking for something in a quick and careless way. Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying. [VERB noun] He returned from hospital to find thieves had ransacked his home. [VERB noun] ...the wrecked schools and churches, the ransacked embassies and homes. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: plunder, raid, loot, pillage ransacking singular noun ...the ransacking of the opposition party's offices. [+ of] Collocations: ransack a house The crooks prised out the kitchen window and ransacked the house. The Sun (2010) So the crowds ransacked the house. The English Civil War: A People's History (2006) Shortly afterwards her house was ransacked. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The intruders grabbed 2,000 as they ransacked the house. The Sun (2009) Some reports say that the agents ransacked his office, others that they merely sealed it. Times, Sunday Times She ransacks his office looking for clues and tells everyone her fears. The Sun Inside the building, the protesters ransacked the offices of supporters of the reforms. Times, Sunday Times There, they ransacked the offices of officials, declaring that they would only pay $1.10. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 洗劫 Japanese: 荒らし回る |
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