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 今天我们要学的词是 ransack¹. Ransack is spelled R-A-N-S-A-C-K, ransack.

 

ransack 的意思是劫掠、洗劫一空。 As looters were ransacking² businesses throughout the city of Chicago more than a week ago, aldermen pleaded with Mayor Lori Lightfoot to help them protect their communities. 一个多星期前，当哄抢之徒在芝加哥各地洗劫商店时，市议员们恳求市长莱特富特帮助他们保护他们的社区。

 

President Trump³ demanded ‘law and order’ by urging Pennsylvania’s governor to call in the National Guard as looters and rioters ransacked⁴ stores and set fires across Philadelphia. 在哄抢者及暴徒们在费城各地洗劫商店、纵火焚烧之际，特朗普总统敦促宾夕法尼亚州州长召集国民警卫队以保障社会治安。

 

好的，我们今天学习的词是 ransack, ransack, ransack ...

1 ransack   

v.彻底搜索，洗劫

参考例句：

• He began to ransack his mother's workbox for a piece of thread.他要找一根线,开始翻腾妈妈的针线盒。
• She ransack my apartment for the bankbook.她在我公寓里到处搜索寻找存折。

2 ransacking   

v.彻底搜查( ransack的现在分词 )；抢劫，掠夺

参考例句：

• She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present. 她正在彻底搜寻各家店铺，为吉姆买礼物。 来自英汉文学 - 欧亨利
• Ransacking the drawers of the dresser he came upon a discarded, tiny, ragged handkerchief. 他打开橱柜抽屉搜寻，找到了一块弃置的小旧手帕。 来自辞典例句

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 ransacked   

v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺

参考例句：

• The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
• The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》