sack
noun
verb
sæk
noun
1
sackful
a.
a
large
bag
made
of
strong
rough
cloth
or
strong
paper,
used
for
storing
or
carrying
flour,
coal,
vegetables
etc
b.
also
又作
the
amount
that
a
sack
can
contain
一（大）袋（之量）
[+
of
]
a
sack
of
potatoes
一大袋马铃薯
[+
of
]
We
need
about
a
sack
of
rice.
我们需要大约一袋米。
2
the sack
when
someone
is
dismissed
from
their
job
[英，非正式] 解雇，开除
BrE informal
They’ve
never
actually
given
anyone
the
sack
.
他们从未真的辞退过什么人。
He
got
the
sack
for
stealing.
他因偷东西而被解雇。
She
claimed
she’d
been
threatened
with
the
sack.
她称自己受到过解雇的威胁。
3
hit the sack
to
go
to
bed
[过时，非正式] 上床睡觉
old-fashioned informal
It’s
one
o’clock
–
time
to
hit
the
sack.
一点钟了 — 该睡觉了。
4
in the sack
in
bed
–
used
to
talk
about
sexual
activity
[非正式] 在床上〔用于谈论性行为〕
informal
I
bet
she’s
great
in
the
sack.
我敢打赌她床上功夫一流。
5
the sack of sth
a
situation
in
which
an
army
goes
through
a
place,
destroying
or
stealing
things
and
attacking
people
[正式] 〔军队〕对某地的洗劫
formal
the
sack
of
Rome
in
1527
1527 年对罗马城的劫掠
verb
6
to
dismiss
someone
from
their
job
[英，非正式] 解雇;
BrE informal
They
couldn’t
sack
me
–
I’d
done
nothing
wrong.
他们不能解雇我 — 我没做错什么事。
sack
sb
from
sth
He
was
sacked
from
every
other
job
he
had.
其他工作他是做一次砸锅一次。
sack
sb
for
(doing)
sth
He
was
sacked
for
being
drunk.
他因为喝醉酒遭到解雇。
7
to
knock
down
the
QUARTERBACK
in
American
football
〔在美式足球中〕擒抱〔四分卫〕
8
if
soldiers
sack
a
place,
they
go
through
it
destroying
or
stealing
things
and
attacking
people
〔军队〕劫掠，洗劫，破坏〔所到之处〕
The
Goths
sacked
Rome.
哥特人洗劫了罗马城。
9
to
go
to
sleep
[美，非正式] 睡觉
He
sacked
out
on
the
sofa.
他在沙发上睡着了。