
sack
词源
源自古英语 'sacc',来自拉丁语 'saccus',意为袋子,最终源自希腊语 'sakkos'。
noun
❶ 指由粗布、纸或塑料制成的大袋子,通常用于装运或储存谷物、土豆等物品。
“He carried a sack of potatoes on his shoulder.”
(他肩上扛着一袋土豆。)
“The farmer filled the sack with wheat.”
(农民把小麦装进袋子里。)
❶ 指解雇某人,通常是非正式或突然的。
“The boss sacked him for being late too often.”
(老板因为他经常迟到而解雇了他。)
“She got the sack after the company downsized.”
(公司裁员后,她被解雇了。)
verb
❶ 将物品装入袋子中,通常是为了运输或储存。
“They sacked the grain and loaded it onto the truck.”
(他们把谷物装袋并装上卡车。)
“She sacked the apples carefully to avoid bruising them.”
(她小心地把苹果装袋,以免碰伤。)
❶ 解雇某人,通常是非正式或突然的。
“The company sacked half of its staff last month.”
(公司上个月解雇了一半的员工。)
“The coach was sacked after the team lost five games in a row.”
(教练在球队连续输了五场比赛后被解雇了。)
常见短语
hit the sack — 非正式表达,意思是去睡觉。
“I'm exhausted, I'm going to hit the sack early tonight.”
(我累坏了,今晚要早点睡觉。)
sack race — 一种游戏,参与者把腿套在袋子里跳跃比赛。
“The kids had fun playing the sack race at the school picnic.”
(孩子们在学校野餐时玩袋鼠跳比赛很开心。)