单词 | pack |
释义 | pack (pæk ) Word forms: packs , packing , packed 1. verb A2 When you pack, or when you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday. When I was 17, I packed my bags and left home. [VERB noun] I decided to pack a few things and take the kids to my Mum's. [VERB noun] I packed and said goodbye to Charlie. [VERB] packing uncountable noun B2 She left Frances to finish her packing. 2. verb When people pack things, for example in a factory, they put them into containers or parcels so that they can be transported and sold. They offered me a job packing goods in a warehouse. [VERB noun] Machines now exist to pack olives in jars. [VERB noun + in] ...sardines packed in oil. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: package, load, store, bundle packing uncountable noun They cost 9p a lb wholesale; packing and transport costs 10p. 3. verb If people or things pack into a place or if they pack a place, there are so many of them that the place is full. Hundreds of thousands of people packed into the mosque. [VERB + into] Seventy thousand people will pack the stadium. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun B2 A pack of things is a collection of them that is sold or given together in a box or bag. The club will send a free information pack. ...a pack of playing cards. [+ of] She read the back of the pack and said it had the same ingredients. 5. countable noun A pack is a bag containing your possessions that you carry on your back when you are travelling. I hid the money in my pack. Synonyms: bundle, kit, parcel, load 6. countable noun You can refer to a group of people who go around together as a pack, especially when it is a large group that you feel threatened by. ...a pack of journalists eager to question him. [+ of] Sal was the leader of the pack. Synonyms: group, crowd, collection, company 7. countable noun A pack of wolves or dogs is a group of them that hunt together. 8. countable noun A pack of playing cards is a complete set of playing cards. [mainly British] ...a pack of cards. ...shuffle the pack. 9. verb If someone packs a gun, they carry it. [informal] ...eight bodyguards, at least one of them packing a pistol. [VERB noun] 10. verb If someone packs a jury, committee, or meeting, they make sure that it includes people who support them. The government has packed the conference with its own supporters. [VERB noun with noun] The Prime Minister will not try to pack the House of Lords. [VERB noun] 11. See also packed, packing 12. a pack of lies phrase If you say that an account is a pack of lies, you mean that it is completely untrue. You told me a pack of lies. 13. to pack a punch phrase [VERB inflects] If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect. W. Somerset Maugham's novel still packs an emotional punch. 14. to send someone packing phrase If you send someone packing, you make them go away. [informal] I decided I wanted to live alone and I sent him packing. 15. ahead of the pack/leading the pack phrase You can say that someone is ahead of the pack or leading the pack if they are ahead of everyone else in a race or competition. The party may still finish ahead of the pack. Europe has got used to following rather than leading the pack. Phrasal verbs: pack in 1. phrasal verb If you pack something in, you stop doing it. [mainly British, informal] I'd just packed in a job the day before. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Pack it in. Stop being spiteful. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone packs in things or people, they fit a lot of them into a limited space or time. Prisons are having to pack in as many inmates as possible. [VERB PARTICLE noun] It's kind of a referendum, though a lot of issues are packed in. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] See pack them in pack into 1. phrasal verb If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it. ...packing more events or tasks into less time. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb [usually passive] If people or things are packed into a place, so many of them are put in there that the place becomes very full. Some 700 people were packed into a hotel room. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE noun] pack off phrasal verb If you pack someone off somewhere, you send them there to stay for a period of time. [informal] She had mixed feelings about packing off her 13-year-old to boarding school. [V P n + to] I finally succeeded in packing her off to bed. [VERB noun PARTICLE + to] pack up 1. phrasal verb B2 If you pack up or if you pack up your things, you put your possessions or the things you have been using in a case or bag, because you are leaving. They packed up and went home. [VERB PARTICLE] He began packing up his things. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If a machine or a part of the body packs up, it stops working. [British, informal] In the end it was his stomach and lungs that packed up. [VERB PARTICLE] Our car packed up. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: pack your bags to suddenly leave where you live or work, usually because of a disagreement If things go wrong and our conditions are not met, we will simply pack our bags and leave. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the joker in the pack [mainly British] someone or something that is different from the other things or people in a situation and does not seem to fit in, or may cause problems Ray enjoys long walks and the occasional game of golf. He is probably best known as the quiet one who is the joker in the pack. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers ahead of the pack more successful than your competitors or rivals This new management system has kept the company far ahead of the pack in terms of product development. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pack a punch to have a very powerful effect Arthur Miller's classic play 'Death of a Salesman' still packs a punch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pack a stadium As long as we are winning games and competing for something, and the fans are going home happy, they are going to pack this stadium. The Sun Event organisers hoped to get permission for the concert to last over two hours and up to 15,000 fans to pack the stadium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was a clash with nothing at stake for either side but it did not prevent one of the biggest crowds of the season - 47,202 - packing the stadium. The Sun And over 80,000 packed the stadium. The Sun This event packed the stadium with 50,000 charismatic worshipers and attracted attention from around the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just call a moving van, pack a suitcase, and leave. Christianity Today I know it sounds obvious, but pack your suitcase in an organised way. Times, Sunday Times Pack a suitcase with a few fun holiday items, such as swimming cossies and sunglasses. The Sun She could pretend to pack a suitcase if she liked. Times, Sunday Times Sit back and lap up the sights and sounds of a farflung destination without having to pack a suitcase, or even leave your armchair. The Sun Keep the pack size small and you'll keep your calorie consumption down, too. Times, Sunday Times Retail analysts blame the move on shoppers being quick to spot price hikes but rarely noticing a smaller pack size. The Sun Based on buying one of each item at current price - pack size as given against each store, some vary. The Sun The pack size has fallen several times since then. The Sun The bag weighs just 1kg and has a small pack size of 24cm x 20cm. The Sun If you want to build your load, raise the pack weight by 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent each week. Times, Sunday Times Consequently, reducing the weight of these will reduce overall pack weight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proponents of ultralight backpacking argue that long lists of required items for multi-day hikes increases pack weight, and hence fatigue and the chance of injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to reduce their hiking time, and thereby increase their chances of completing the trail, many hikers try to substantially reduce their pack weight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, they recommend reducing pack weight, in order to make hiking long distances easier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A fantastic book packed tight with science fiction and adventures just waiting to explode! Times, Sunday Times The needles also help to protect the tree from the cold, since they can be packed tight against blowing snow, and the snow also drops more quickly off them. Times, Sunday Times They squabble to get in at dusk and end up packed tight together in two or three layers, their heads facing inward. Times, Sunday Times I was a windmill of activity until, at the age of nineteen, every moment of my day was packed tight with doing things. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The skydivers — packed tightly into six planes — breathed from oxygen tanks before jumping out at 18,500ft (5,640 metres). The Sun In the forest the trees are packed tightly together and lichen hangs down. Times,Sunday Times Today there was only one train service with two carriages, and people were packed tightly together. Times,Sunday Times The leaves can be yellow, orange, red or purple, often all on the same tree, and as they are large leaves, the clashing colours are packed tightly together. Times, Sunday Times This has 50 or 60 delicate pink or mauve flowers packed tightly together in the spike. Times, Sunday Times I used to smoke a pack a day but stopped five years ago. The Sun Together they smoke a pack of cigarettes over time as a means of bonding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Smoked a pack of cigarettes. Times, Sunday Times High risk people are those age 55-74 who have smoked a pack of cigarettes daily for 30 years including time within the past 15 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I carry a little snack pack of jaffa cakes for my competitions. The Sun Using the same approach, we are now working with a second factory, which produces our 'snack pack' products. Times, Sunday Times The snack pack was all good, too. The Sun And he lost a dental crown during the expedition thanks to the rock-hard chocolate in his snack pack. Times, Sunday Times Mini and snack packs are also a rip-off. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 包, 包装 Japanese: 荷物, 荷造りをする |
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