"ransack" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 洗劫
• 翻找

Definition

以極其徹底甚至混亂的方式搜查某處，通常是為了偷竊或尋找東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Ransack”多用於正式或書面語，常暗示暴力或犯罪（如：劫掠房屋）。不用於普通搜尋。不要與“search”（普通搜尋）、“raid”（突襲）、“loot”（趁亂搶劫）混淆。

Examples

Thieves ransacked the store last night.

小偷昨晚**洗劫**了這家商店。

They ransacked his room looking for money.

他們為了找錢**翻找**了他的房間。

Soldiers ransacked the abandoned house.

士兵們**洗劫**了那座廢棄的房子。

My bag looked like it had been ransacked after my little brother went through it.

我弟弟翻過後，我的包看起來像被**翻找**了一樣。

When we got home, we realized someone had ransacked the entire place.

我們回家時才發現有人把整個房子**翻找**了一遍。

Don’t ransack the kitchen just to find some cookies!

別為了找餅乾就把廚房**翻得亂七八糟**！