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单词 sack
释义

sack

UK /sæk/

Word Forms

singularsack
pluralsacks

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable a large strong bag for storing and carrying things

    The sack was too heavy to lift.

    Synonyms and related words

    Bags and cases mainly used for storing or carrying things
    1. 1a
      the things inside a sack
      sack of:

      a sack of potatoes/flour

      Synonyms and related words

      Amounts of things described according to what holds them
    2. 1b
      Americana strong paper bag for carrying goods from a shop

      a grocery sack

      Synonyms and related words

      Bags and cases mainly used for storing or carrying things
  2. 2

    the sack

    Britishinformala situation in which the management of a company ends someone’s job
    get the sack:

    We didn’t want to risk getting the sack by going on strike.

    face the sack (=be in a situation in which it is likely that you will lose your job):

    Incompetent police officers will now face the sack.

    give someone the sack:

    He ought to be given the sack.

    Synonyms and related words

    Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job
  3. 3
    countable an occasion when someone pushes down the quarterback in the sport of American football
    Synonyms and related words

    The sport of American football

phrases

get/climb/jump into the sack with someone
in the sack

sack

US /sæk/

Word Forms

singularsack
pluralsacks

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    countable a large strong bag for storing and carrying things

    The sack was too heavy to lift.

    Synonyms and related words

    Bags and cases mainly used for storing or carrying things
    1. 1a
      the things inside a sack
      sack of:

      a sack of potatoes/flour

      Synonyms and related words

      Amounts of things described according to what holds them
    2. 1b
      Americana strong paper bag for carrying goods from a store

      a grocery sack

      Synonyms and related words

      Bags and cases mainly used for storing or carrying things
  2. 2
    countable an occasion when someone pushes down the quarterback in the sport of football
    Synonyms and related words

    The sport of American football
  3. 3

    the sack

    Britishinformala situation in which the management of a company ends someone’s job
    get the sack:

    We didn’t want to risk getting the sack by going on strike.

    Synonyms and related words

    Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job

phrases

get/climb/jump into the sack with someone
in the sack

sack

UK /sæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysack
he/she/itsacks
present participlesacking
past tensesacked
past participlesacked

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    Britishinformalto tell someone that they can no longer work at their job

    Hundreds of workers are to be sacked at the factory.

    The club have sacked their manager.

    Synonyms and related words

    Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job
  2. 2
    if an army or military group sacks a place, they steal a lot of property from it and destroy it

    Imperial troops sacked Rome in 1527.

    Synonyms and related words

    To destroy or severely damage something
    Synonyms and related words

    To steal, or steal something
  3. 3
    to push down the quarterback in the sport of American football
    Synonyms and related words

    The sport of American football

phrasal verbs

sack off
sack out

sack

US /sæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysack
he/she/itsacks
present participlesacking
past tensesacked
past participlesacked

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to push down the quarterback in the sport of football
    Synonyms and related words

    The sport of American football
  2. 2
    if an army or military group sacks a place, they steal a lot of property from it and destroy it

    Imperial troops sacked Rome in 1527.

    Synonyms and related words

    To destroy or severely damage something
    Synonyms and related words

    To steal, or steal something
  3. 3
    Britishinformalto tell someone that they can no longer work at their job
    Synonyms and related words

    Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job

phrasal verbs

sack off
sack out
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