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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4693 COCA: 4467

sack

1 sack /ˈsæk/ noun
plural sacks
1 sack
/ˈsæk/
noun
plural sacks
Learner's definition of SACK
[count] : a bag that is made of strong paper, cloth, or plastic(纸、布或塑料)大袋
see also gunnysack, rucksack
[count] : the amount that is contained in a sack一袋(的量)
the sack chiefly US, informal : a person's bed
the sack informal : a sudden dismissal from a job突然的解雇
[count] American football : the act of tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage(在争球线后对四分卫的)擒杀
see also sad sack
2 sack /ˈsæk/ verb
sacks; sacked; sacking
2 sack
/ˈsæk/
verb
sacks; sacked; sacking
Learner's definition of SACK
[+ object]
informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job开除;解雇
American football : to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage(在争球线后)擒杀(四分卫)
US, informal : to put (something) in a sack把…装进袋里

sack out

[phrasal verb] US, informal
: to lie down for sleep上床睡觉
◊ A person who is sacked out is sleeping.睡着的
compare 3sack
3 sack /ˈsæk/ verb
sacks; sacked; sacking
3 sack
/ˈsæk/
verb
sacks; sacked; sacking
Learner's definition of SACK
[+ object]
: to destroy and take things from (a place, such as a city or town) especially during a war(尤指战争期间)劫掠破坏,洗劫(城镇等)
compare 2sack
4 sack /ˈsæk/ noun
4 sack
/ˈsæk/
noun
Learner's definition of SACK
[singular]
: the act of destroying and taking things from a place (such as a city or town) especially during a war : the act of sacking a place(尤指战争期间对城镇等的)劫掠破坏,洗劫usually + of
compare 1sack
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4693 COCA: 4467

sack

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
: a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)
2
: the amount contained in a sack
especially : a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure
3
a
: a woman's loose-fitting dress
b
: a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children
4
: dismissal
gave him the sack
5
a
b
: bed
6
: a base in baseball
7
: an instance of sacking the quarterback in football
sackful noun

sack

2 of 5

verb (1)

sacked; sacking; sacks

transitive verb

1
: to put in or as if in a sack
2
: to dismiss especially summarily
3
: to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football

sack

3 of 5

noun (2)

: any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries

sack

4 of 5

verb (2)

sacked; sacking; sacks

transitive verb

1
: to plunder (a place, such as a town) especially after capture
2
: to strip of valuables : loot

sack

5 of 5

noun (3)

: the plundering of a captured town
Choose the Right Synonym for sack

ravage, devastate, waste, sack, pillage, despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying.

ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction.

a hurricane ravaged the coast

devastate implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area.

an earthquake devastated the city

waste may imply producing the same result by a slow process rather than sudden and violent action.

years of drought had wasted the area

sack implies carrying off all valuable possessions from a place.

barbarians sacked ancient Rome

pillage implies ruthless plundering at will but without the completeness suggested by sack.

settlements pillaged by Vikings

despoil applies to looting or robbing without suggesting accompanying destruction.

the Nazis despoiled the art museums

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English sak bag, sackcloth, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag & Late Latin saccus sackcloth, both from Greek sakkos bag, sackcloth, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew śaq bag, sackcloth

Noun (2)

modification of Middle French sec dry, from Latin siccus; probably akin to Old High German sīhan to filter, Sanskrit siñcati he pours

Noun (3) and Verb (2)

Middle French sac, from Old Italian sacco, literally, bag, from Latin saccus

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1532, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1549, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sack was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4693 COCA: 4467
sack

noun¹

1large bag大袋子ADJECTIVE | VERB + SACK | SACK + VERB | SACK + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbulging, heavy鼓脹的/沉甸甸的袋子bulging sacks of toys滿滿幾袋子玩具burlap, gunny, hessian, leather, paper, plastic麻袋;皮囊;紙袋;塑料袋flour, mail, potato麪粉袋;郵件袋;裝馬鈴薯的大口袋refuse (BrE) (garbage bag in NAmE) 垃圾袋bivvy (NAmE) 睡袋VERB + SACKempty, fill倒空/裝滿大口袋They filled the sacks with potatoes.他們將袋子裝滿了土豆。carry, drag, haul, heave, pull提着/拽着/扯着/拖着/拉着大口袋carry sth in, put sth in用大口袋裝⋯;把⋯裝進大口袋SACK + VERBbe filled with sth, be full of sth大口袋裏裝滿⋯SACK + NOUNlunch (NAmE) 袋裝午餐race (= a race in which the competitors jump forward inside a sack) 套袋賽跑PREPOSITIONin a/the sack在大口袋裏sack of成袋的⋯a sack of coal一袋煤two sacks of groceries (NAmE) 兩袋食品雜貨
sack

noun²

2the sack (BrE) dismissal from your job解職VERB + THE SACKget (BrE, NAmE) 被解雇She got the sack after 20 years of service.工作 20 年後她被解雇了。give sb解雇某人be threatened with, face有解雇的危險;面臨解雇Hundreds of postal workers are facing the sack.數百名郵政系統員工面臨解雇。
sack

noun³

3the sack (informal, especially NAmE) bedVERB + THE SACK | PREPOSITION VERB + THE SACKhit去睡覺I decided to hit the sack (= go to bed) and have an early night.我決定上牀睡覺,早早休息一晚。PREPOSITIONin the sack睡在牀上He caught them in the sack together.他撞見他們倆睡在一起。

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