"ransack" in Chinese (Simplified)
洗劫翻找
Definition
以极其彻底甚至混乱的方式搜查某处,通常是为了偷窃或寻找东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Ransack”多用于正式或书面语,常表示暴力或犯罪(如:劫掠房屋)。不用作普通搜寻。不要与“search”(中性搜索)、“raid”(突袭)、“loot”(趁混乱盗窃)混淆。
Examples
Thieves ransacked the store last night.
小偷昨晚**洗劫**了这家商店。
They ransacked his room looking for money.
他们为了找钱**翻找**了他的房间。
Soldiers ransacked the abandoned house.
士兵们**洗劫**了那座废弃的房子。
My bag looked like it had been ransacked after my little brother went through it.
我弟弟翻过后,我的包看起来像被**翻找**了一样。
When we got home, we realized someone had ransacked the entire place.
我们回家时才发现有人把整个房子**翻找**了一遍。
Don’t ransack the kitchen just to find some cookies!
别为了找饼干就把厨房**翻得乱七八糟**!