| 单词 | sackcloth |
| 释义 | sackcloth (sækklɒθ , US -klɔːθ ) 1. uncountable noun Sackcloth is rough woven material that is used to make sacks. He kept the club wrapped in sackcloth. 2. uncountable noun If you talk about sackcloth or sackcloth and ashes you are referring to an exaggerated attempt by someone to show that they are sorry for doing something wrong. He went on about his irresponsible behaviour, the dreadful effect it would have on his children and so on. It was all sackcloth and ashes. |
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