单词 | ransack |
释义 | ransack[ ran-sak ] / ˈræn sæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ransack ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter. to search through for plunder; pillage: The enemy ransacked the entire town. Origin of ransack1200–50; Middle English ransaken<Old Norse rannsaka to search, examine (for evidence of crime), equivalent to rann house + saka search (variant of soekja to seek) OTHER WORDS FROM ransackran·sack·er, nounun·ran·sacked, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ransackransack / (ˈrænsæk) / verb (tr)to search through every part of (a house, box, etc); examine thoroughly to plunder; pillage Derived forms of ransackransacker, nounWord Origin for ransackC13: from Old Norse rann house + saka to search, seek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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