| 单词 | sack |
| 释义 | sack sack1 —sacklike, adj. /sak/, n. 1. a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal. 2. the amount a sack holds. 3. a bag: a sack of candy. 4. Slang. dismissal or discharge, as from a job: to get the sack. 5. Slang. bed: I bet he's still in the sack. 6. Also, sacque. a. a loose-fitting dress, as a gown with a Watteau back, esp. one fashionable in the late 17th century and much of the 18th century. b. a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape. 7. Baseball. a base. 8. South Midland U.S. the udder of a cow. 9. hit the sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep: He never hits the sack before midnight. 10. hold the sack. See bag (def. 18). v.t. 11. to put into a sack or sacks. 12. Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass. 13. Slang. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job. 14. sack out, Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep. [bef. 1000; 1940-45 for def. 5; ME sak (n.), sakken (v.), OE sacc (n.) < L saccus bag, sackcloth < Gk sákkos < Sem; cf. Heb saq] Regional Variation. See bag. sack2 /sak/, v.t. 1. to pillage or loot after capture; plunder: to sack a city. n. 2. the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy. [1540-50; < MF phrase mettre à sac to put to pillage; sac, in this sense < It sacco looting, loot, shortened form of saccomano < MHG sakman pillager (conformed to sacco SACK1)] Syn. 1. spoil, despoil. See rob. 2. looting; destruction, ruin. sack3 /sak/, n. a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands. [1525-35; < F (vin) sec dry (wine) < L siccus dry; cf. SEC1] |
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