| Front | sack |
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| Back | noun, verbBrE /sæk/NAmE /sæk/ noun 1 [countable] a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying, for example flour, coal, etc.2 [countable] (NAmE) a strong paper bag for carrying shopping3 [countable] the contents of a sackThey got through a sack of potatoes. (NAmE) two sacks of groceries4 the sack [singular] (BrE, informal) being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company, etc, usually because of sth that you have done wrong He got the sack for swearing. Her work was so poor that she was given the sack. Four hundred workers face the sack.5 the sack [singular] (informal, especially NAmE) a bedHe caught them in the sack together.6 (usually the sack) [singular] (formal) the act of stealing or destroying property in a captured townthe sack of Rome see to hit the hay/sack at hit v. verb 1 ~ sb (informal, especially BrE) to dismiss sb from a job fire She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.2 ~ sth (of an army, etc, especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or buildingRome was sacked by the Goths in 410.3 ~ sb (in American football) to knock down thequarterbackThe quarterback was sacked on the 45 yard line, and it was first down for the other team.ˌsack ˈout(NAmE, informal) to go to sleep or to bedWe watched a DVD and sacked out on the couch. 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 |
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