sack
[sæk] noun
BAG 袋子
countable
■a large bag made of strong cloth, paper or plastic, used to store large amounts of something 大布袋；麻袋；大纸袋；大塑胶袋•The corn was stored in large sacks.玉米装在大麻袋里。 •a sack of potatoes/coal/flour一袋马铃薯／煤／面粉 ⇒ See also haversack;knapsack;rucksack
countable US
■a paper or plastic bag used to carry things bought in a food shop 食品购物袋•a sack of groceries一袋食品杂货
[sæk] noun
DISMISS 解雇
the sack
■when someone is removed from their job 开除，解雇•They gave him the sack for being late.因为迟到，他们开除了他。 •Two workers got the sack for fighting in the warehouse.两名工人因为在仓库打架而被解雇了。
[sæk] noun
STEAL 窃盗
only singular
■the act of stealing all the valuable things from a town and sometimes destroying the town, during a war （通常指在战争中）洗劫，劫掠•The sack (= destruction) of Rome by the Visigoths occurred in the 5th century.西哥德人洗劫罗马发生在西元五世纪。
[sæk] noun
BED 床
the sack only singular US informal
■bed 床•It's late - I'm going to hit the sack (= go to bed).时间不早了，我要上床睡觉了。 •He came home and found Judy and Brad in the sack (= in bed) together.回到家，他发现茱蒂和布拉德睡在同一张床上。 in the sack US informal
■If someone is good/bad in the sack, they are sexually skilled/not sexually skilled. 床上功夫（好或差）
[sæk] verb transitive
DISMISS 解雇
ADVANCED
■to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them 解雇，开除•They sacked her for being late.因为迟到，他们把她开除了。 •He got sacked from his last job.他上一份工作是被解雇的。
[sæk] verb transitive
STEAL 窃盗
■to steal all the valuable things from a building, town, etc., and possibly destroy the building or town, usually during a war （通常指在战争中）洗劫，劫掠•The invaders sacked every village they passed on their route.侵略者洗劫了他们途经的每个村庄。
[sæk] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs sack out US informal
■to go to bed 上床睡觉•It's late - I'm going to sack out.不早了，我要上床睡觉了。 |