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sack

UK /sæk/US /sæk/

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。)

同义词:bag, dismissal, termination

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。)

同义词:fire, dismiss, terminate

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。)