| 单词 | ransacking |
| 释义 | ransacking (once / 15739 pages) n WORD FAMILY ransacking: ransackings+/ransack: ransacked, ransacking, ransacks USAGE EXAMPLESLike college sophomores ransacking history for the most extreme metaphors, no pejorative is too fantastic. Wall Street Journal(Oct 17, 2016) He urged him to "recall" the storming and ransacking of the British embassy by protesters in Iran in 2011. BBC(Oct 12, 2016) The demonstration spun out of control when young men rampaged through different neighborhoods, burning down stores, ransacking banks and killing several police officers. New York Times(Sep 20, 2016) n a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) Syn|Hyper rummage hunt, hunting, search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
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