sack

n.麻布(或厚纸、塑料等)大袋; (厚纸的)购物袋; 一满袋; 一大袋东西
v.解雇; 炒鱿鱼; (尤指旧时军队等)破坏，劫掠; 擒杀(四分卫)

过去分词：sacked复数：sacks过去式：sacked现在分词：sacking第三人称单数：sacks

牛津词典

noun

麻布（或厚纸、塑料等）大袋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.

（厚纸的）购物袋a strong paper bag for carrying shopping

一满袋；一大袋东西the contents of a sack

They got through a sack of potatoes.他们把一麻袋土豆吃完了。

two sacks of groceries两袋杂用品

开除；解雇；炒鱿鱼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.他因说脏话而被开除。

Her work was so poor that she was given the sack .她工作干得很差，被炒了鱿鱼。

Four hundred workers face the sack.四百名工人面临解雇的危险。

床a bed

He caught them in the sack together.他撞见他们俩一起睡在床上。

（在攻陷的城镇中的）抢劫，劫掠the act of stealing or destroying property in a captured town

the sack of Rome对罗马城的洗劫

verb

解雇；炒鱿鱼to dismiss sb from a job

She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被解雇了。

（尤指旧时军队等）破坏，劫掠(of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building

Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410.罗马在410年遭到哥特人的洗劫。

擒杀（四分卫）to knock down the quarterback

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 麻布袋;粗布袋;厚纸袋;大口袋A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal....a sack of potatoes.一袋土豆

VERB 解雇;开除;炒鱿鱼If your employers sack you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough.Earlier today the Prime Minister sacked 18 government officials for corruption...今天早些时候，首相解除了 18 名涉嫌贪污腐败的政府官员的职务。

Science teacher James Wood was sacked for slapping a schoolboy.理科教师詹姆斯·伍德因为掌掴一名男生而被开除。

Sack is also a noun.

People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.一犯错误可能当天就会被开除。

VERB 抢劫，洗劫，破坏(城镇或城市)When an army sacks a town or city, they destroy it, taking away all valuable things.In 1527 Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.1527年，帝国军队洗劫了位于罗马的法国大使官邸。

Sack is also a noun.

The Odyssey tells what happened to the Greek heroes after the sack of Troy.《奥德赛》讲述的是在特洛伊被洗劫一空之后发生在希腊英雄们身上的故事。

床Some people refer to bed as the sack .

双语例句

Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs 其他行业只得精简管理人员以减少行政开支。

Francis bundled up her clothes again into their small sack 弗朗西丝再次把她的衣服塞进了他们的小袋子里。

Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change 窃贼洗劫了办公室，拿走了一口袋散币。

He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers. 他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。

He pre-empted any decision to sack him 他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。

Earlier today the Prime Minister sacked 18 government officials for corruption 今天早些时候，首相解除了18名涉嫌贪污腐败的政府官员的职务。

Science teacher James Wood was sacked for slapping a schoolboy. 理科教师詹姆斯·伍德因为掌掴一名男生而被开除。

He shielded his head from the sun with an old sack 他用一只旧口袋挡住头顶的阳光。

The government agreed not to sack any of the striking workers. 政府同意不解雇任何罢工工人。

This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred jin at most. 这袋土豆也就一百斤。

This sack of rice was destroyed [ bit] by rats and insects. 这包米给鼠啮虫咬了。

Don't stuff the sack too full or it'll burst. 别装得太多，把口袋撑破了。

The sack of wheat has spilled. 麦包散了。

He got the sack for laziness; 他因懒惰而被解雇。

The invaders put all to the sack. 入侵者把所有的东西洗劫一空。

Where are you going to sack out? 你们准备去哪里好好睡一觉？

He got the sack for petty thieving. 他因小偷小摸而被开除了。

How much did we sack up this time? 这次我们获得多少利润？

The sack split and the rice poured out. 口袋裂开了，大米撒出来了。

I'll trick him, then I'll kick him into my sack. 我要戏弄他，我要把他踢进我的麻袋。

I have picked a sack of cherry for my mother. 我还为妈妈摘了一大袋樱桃。

My brother got the sack yesterday. 我哥昨天被解雇了。

What if they do sack me? Big deal! 如果他们真的开除我怎么办？可了不得了！

The boss gave her the sack. 老板给了她一个麻袋。

He fetched the cat a sack and a little pair of leather boots. 他拿给猫一个麻袋和一双小皮靴。

The hens pecked a hole in the sack. 母鸡在袋上啄了一个洞。

I got hold of the sack and lifted it. 我抓住包，把它举了起来。

They'll sack me now, I suppose. 我认为，他们就要把我解雇了。

A bird had pecked a hole in the sack. 只鸟把袋子啄了个洞。

同义词辨析

bagpouchpursesackwallet【导航词义：袋子】

bag n. 包，袋子

〔辨析〕普通用词，指用柔软的材料（如布、塑料、皮革等）做成的袋子。

〔例证〕a food/mail/money/paper/travelling bag食品袋/邮包/钱袋/公文袋/旅行袋

pouch n. （随身携带的）小袋

〔辨析〕指人们用来装小件东西的小包，常放在衣袋内或挂在腰带上。

〔例证〕a tobacco pouch装烟丝的袋子She handed her money pouch to me.她把她的钱袋递给了我。

purse n. 〈尤英〉（女式）钱包； 〈美〉（女用）手提包，手袋

〔辨析〕尤指女士放零钱、信用卡等的小钱包，或放化妆品及其他随身小物件的手提包，相当于 handbag。

〔例证〕She put the money into her purse.她把钱放进了钱包里。She locked the car and dropped the keys in her purse.她锁上汽车后把钥匙丢进手提包里。

sack n. 麻袋，粗布袋，大口袋

〔辨析〕主要用于装面粉、煤、蔬菜等，由结实粗糙的布、纸等材料制成。

〔例证〕a sack of coal/potatoes/wheat一大袋煤/土豆/麦子

wallet n. 钱包，皮夹子

〔辨析〕指放钞票、信用卡等的钱包，常由皮革制成，男女通用，但在英国英语中仅限于男人所用。

〔例证〕There was some money in his wallet.他钱包里有些钱。She found a wallet lying on the floor.她发现地板上有个钱包。

dismissaxefirelay offremovesack【导航词义：解雇】

dismiss v. 开除，解雇

〔辨析〕指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。

〔例证〕That teacher was dismissed/fired/sacked secretly.那名教师被秘密开除了。Employees can be dismissed/fired/sacked for playing computer games at work.员工上班时间玩电脑游戏会遭到解雇。

axe v. 突然解雇

〔辨析〕指突然解除某人的职务。

〔例证〕The company announced Thursday their plan to axe 180 employees.该公司周四宣布计划裁员180人。Vera has been axed from the team.薇拉已被开除出队。

fire v. 〈口〉解雇，开除

〔辨析〕指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。

〔例证〕He has just been fired/sacked for being late.他刚刚因为迟到被解雇。The company fired/sacked him and he didn't know what to do.公司把他开除了，他不知该怎么办。

lay off phr. v. 解雇

〔辨析〕指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。

〔例证〕The chain store laid off 500 workers in October.这家连锁店10月份裁员500人。Millions of workers were laid off during the economic crisis.经济危机期间，数百万工人被解雇。

remove v. 开除，罢免

〔辨析〕指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。

〔例证〕The committee removed the corrupt official.委员会罢免了那名腐败的官员。Congress has the right to remove the President from office.国会有权罢黜总统。

sack v. 〈英，非正式〉开除，解雇

〔辨析〕解除某人的职务。

〔例证〕He was sacked from the job, although he did nothing wrong.他没做错事却被解雇了。Dad was sacked for being drunk.爸爸因为喝醉酒而遭到解雇。

短语用例

sack out

入睡；上床睡觉to go to sleep or to bed

习惯用语

n.

hit the hay/sack

上床睡觉to go to bed

英英释义

noun

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Synonym:dismissaldismissiondischargefiringliberationreleasesacking

the plundering of a place by an army or mob

the sack of Rome

a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Synonym:chemiseshift

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)

Synonym:hammock

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Synonym:pokepaper bagcarrier bag

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

Synonym:sacque

any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

the quantity contained in a sack

Synonym:sackful

an enclosed space

the trapped miners found a pocket of air

Synonym:pouchsacpocket

verb

put in a sack

The grocer sacked the onions

make as a net profit

The company cleared $1 million

Synonym:netsack upclear

plunder (a town) after capture

the barbarians sacked Rome

Synonym:plunder

terminate the employment of

The boss fired his secretary today

The company terminated 25% of its workers

Synonym:displacefiregive noticecandismissgive the axesend awayforce outgive the sackterminate

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