| 单词 | sack |
| 释义 | sack 1. n. & v. --n 1. a a large strong bag, usu. made of hessian, paper, or plastic, for storing or conveying goods. b (usu. foll. by of) this with its contents (a sack of potatoes). c a quantity contained in a sack. 2. (prec. by the) colloq. dismissal from employment. 3. (prec. by the) US sl. bed. 4. a a woman's short loose dress with a sacklike appearance. b archaic or hist. a woman's loose gown, or a silk train attached to the shoulders of this. 5. a man's or woman's loose-hanging coat not shaped to the back. --vtr. 1. put into a sack or sacks. 2. colloq. dismiss from employment. Phrases and idioms sack race a race between competitors in sacks up to the waist or neck. Derivatives sackful n. (pl. -fuls). sacklike adj. Etymology: OE sacc f. L saccus f. Gk sakkos, of Semitic orig. 2. v. & n. --vtr. 1. plunder and destroy (a captured town etc.). 2. steal valuables from (a place). --n the sacking of a captured place. Etymology: orig. as noun, f. F sac in phr. mettre {agrave} sac put to sack, f. It. sacco SACK(1) 3. n. hist. a white wine formerly imported into Britain from Spain and the Canaries (sherry sack). Etymology: 16th-c. wyne seck, f. F vin sec dry wine |
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