| 单词 | sack |
| 释义 | sack (sæk ) Word forms: sacks , sacking , sacked 1. countable noun A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal. ...a sack of potatoes. [+ of] Synonyms: bag, pocket, poke [Scottish], sac 2. verb B2 If your employers sack you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough. [business] He had sacked the teacher as soon as he heard of her misconduct. [VERB noun] An airport worker who was sacked for wearing a nose stud has won back her job. [VERB noun] Sack is also a noun. People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day. 3. verb When an army sacks a town or city, they destroy it, taking away all valuable things. In 1527 Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. [VERB noun] Synonyms: plunder, loot, pillage, destroy Sack is also a noun. The Odyssey tells what happened to the Greek heroes after the sack of Troy. 4. singular noun Some people refer to bed as the sack. [informal] Idioms: hit the sack to go to bed It was raining and we were tired, so we only half-unpacked the car and then hit the sack. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 麻袋, 解雇, 开除 Japanese: 大袋, 解雇, 首にする |
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