翻箱倒箧
fān​xiāng​dǎo​qiè

rummage

  • created sense approved 翻箱倒箧/翻箱倒篋 · fān​xiāng​dǎo​qiè · rummage

    翻箱倒箧 / 翻箱倒篋

    fān​xiāng​dǎo​qiè

    rummage

    to overturn trunks and boxes while searching through belongings

    他在卧室里翻箱倒箧，到处寻找那封丢失的信。

    idiom

    created sense

  • created sense approved 翻箱倒箧/翻箱倒篋 · fān​xiāng​dǎo​qiè · search thoroughly

    翻箱倒箧 / 翻箱倒篋

    fān​xiāng​dǎo​qiè

    search thoroughly

    to conduct an exhaustive and comprehensive search of a location, often leaving it in disarray

    警察对嫌疑人的住所进行了翻箱倒箧式的搜查。

    expression

    created sense