ransack
To search thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarrayTo search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
» They ransacked our bedroom.
Значение
значений: 9(переходный)To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
search thoroughly
(переходный)To search (someone or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray; hence, to rob (someone or a place); to plunder.
to ransack a house for valuables
plündern
(переходный)To search for and steal (something) as plunder.
steal goods; take as spoils
(непереходный)To search thoroughly, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
(архаичное, переносно, переходный)To examine (someone or something) carefully; to investigate; also, to question (someone) thoroughly; to interrogate.
(устаревшее, переходный)To look for or seek out (someone).
(устаревшее, переходный)To search (someone) for a thing.
(переносно, устаревшее, переходный)Synonym of penetrate (“to make way into the interior of (something); to pierce”); also, synonym of pervade (“to enter and spread through (something); to permeate”).
(архаичное, непереходный)To search for and steal things.
Примеры
предложений: 23They ransacked our bedroom.
Someone has ransacked the place.
Somebody has ransacked my room.
Tom's office has been ransacked.
Tom ransacked Mary's room, looking for money.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
Происхождение
The verb is derived from Middle English ransaken (“to examine, investigate; to rob, plundeThe verb is derived from Middle English ransaken (“to examine, investigate; to rob, plunder, steal; to search, seek; to treat roughly, mistreat”), from Old Norse rannsaka (“to search a house (especially for stolen goods)”), from rann (“house”) (from Proto-Germanic *razną (“dwelling, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”)) + saka, an ablaut variant of sœkja, sǿkja (“to look for, search, seek”) (from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to look for, seek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to follow; to seek out, trace”)).
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Формы
ransacks, ransacking, ransacked, ransackedСинонимы
синонимов: 14Однокоренные
связанных слов: 4Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени