ran·sack
verb/ˈrænsæk/
/ˈrænsæk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ransack | /ˈrænsæk/ /ˈrænsæk/ |
| he / she / it ransacks | /ˈrænsæks/ /ˈrænsæks/ |
| past simple ransacked | /ˈrænsækt/ /ˈrænsækt/ |
| past participle ransacked | /ˈrænsækt/ /ˈrænsækt/ |
| -ing form ransacking | /ˈrænsækɪŋ/ /ˈrænsækɪŋ/ |
- ransack something to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for something
洗劫；（为找东西）把…翻腾得乱七八糟 - Burglars ransacked her home.
窃贼洗劫了她的家。 - The house had been ransacked by burglars.
这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。 - The palace was ransacked by rioters in 1848.
1848年，宫殿被暴徒洗劫一空。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann ‘house’ + a second element related to sœkja ‘seek’. - Burglars ransacked her home.