ransack
verb[T]
uk/ˈræn.sæk/us/ˈræn.sæk/tosearchaplaceorcontainerin aviolentandcarelessway:
洗劫;劫掠;粗暴地搜翻Theburglarsransacked thehousebutfoundnothingvaluable.窃贼把房子翻了个底朝天,但没有找到任何值钱的东西。
I ransacked thecupboardformyskiboots.我在橱柜里翻来翻去找我的滑雪靴。
to search for something
- searchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport.
- lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen.
- huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book.
- rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys.
- ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level.
- combPolice combed the area for evidence.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll