| 单词 | to pack out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pack out to pack out 1. transitive. To fill to capacity; = sense 4b. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to capacity gorge?a1513 pack1567 choke1712 to choke up1871 to pack out1914 1914 Times 9 Apr. 9/6 Plumstead Radical Club–Sunday evening packed out. Cannot they expand the hall a bit? 1944 G. Texidor in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 301 The domain in front of the hotel was packed out with cars and lorries. 1977 D. Clark Gimmel Flask vi. 101 This place is packed out for lunch. 2000 Guardian 28 Feb. (Media section) 4/1 On the public-service network..the schedule is packed out with..repeats. 2. transitive. South African. To unpack (a suitcase, clothes, etc.); to empty (a pocket). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > empty > unpack (a pack or container) unpack1474 to pack out1969 the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > empty > empty (contents) avoida1398 teemc1440 voida1475 empty1532 toom1535 empt1555 unload1603 to turn out?1609 dismaw1620 unvessel1633 to pack out1969 1969 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 9 Mar. in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 534/3 I turned around to pack out the night clothes from the suitcases. 1982 Cape Times 8 Sept. 11 While Capetonians sweated it out in yesterday's heat, this street musician packed out his home-made guitar and mouth organ and kept things cool by entertaining pedestrians. 1992 Living (S. Afr.) Feb. 82 ‘Pack out everything including your pockets please Meneer,’ said the youngster. < as lemmas |
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