
sacks
词源
源自古英语'sacc',借自拉丁语'saccus',最终源自希腊语'sakkos'(粗布、麻袋)。
noun
❶ 指用粗布、麻或纸制成的大袋子,常用于装谷物、面粉等散装物品。
“The farmer filled the sacks with wheat.”
(农民把小麦装进麻袋里。)
“We need more sacks to store the potatoes.”
(我们需要更多袋子来存放土豆。)
❶ 在美式橄榄球中,指防守球员成功擒杀四分卫的动作。
“The linebacker got two sacks in the game.”
(那名线卫在比赛中完成了两次擒杀。)
“His record for most sacks in a season still stands.”
(他单赛季擒杀次数的纪录至今未被打破。)
verb
❶ 将物品装入袋中,通常指大量或散装物品的装袋过程。
“Workers were sacking potatoes all morning.”
(工人们整个上午都在把土豆装袋。)
“We need to sack these grains before shipping.”
(发货前我们需要把这些谷物装袋。)
❶ 解雇某人,非正式用语,通常带有突然或不体面的意味。
“The manager sacked three employees yesterday.”
(经理昨天解雇了三名员工。)
“If you're late again, you'll get sacked.”
(如果你再迟到,就会被解雇。)
常见短语
hit the sack — 非正式表达,意思是去睡觉,通常用在一天结束准备休息时。
“It's late, I'm going to hit the sack.”
(很晚了,我要去睡觉了。)
sack race — 一种传统游戏,参与者把双腿套在麻袋里跳跃前进比赛速度。
“The kids enjoyed the sack race at the school picnic.”
(孩子们在学校野餐时很喜欢玩袋鼠跳比赛。)