ransack
/ˈrænsæk/verb
with obj.
1- go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage洗劫, 把…偷窃一空; 抢劫, 劫掠(某地):
burglars ransacked her home.
盗贼把她家洗劫一空。
1.1
- search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage彻底搜索; 仔细搜查(地点, 容器):
man has ransacked the planet for fuel.
人类为了燃料已经彻底搜索了这一行星。
派生词
ransacker
noun词源
Middle English: from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann 'house' + a second element related to sækja 'seek'.