bags
/bæɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈæɡz] /bæɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈæɡz] /ˈbag How to pronounce bag (audio) also ˈbāg/ (ame, mw)
bags — 名詞
1. containers made from paper, cloth, plastic, or similar material that people use
袋子
裝東西的柔軟容器
containers made from paper, cloth, plastic, or similar material that people use to carry or keep things inside
The baker packed warm rolls into paper bags before the morning market opened.
早市開張前，麵包師把熱麵包裝進紙袋裡。
paper bags for bought goods
After the storm, volunteers filled sandbags and grocery bags to block the doorway.
暴風雨後，志工把沙包和雜貨袋裝滿，好擋住門口。
Mina sorted the library sale books into separate bags for children and parents.
Mina 把義賣書分裝進不同袋子，分給孩子和家長。
Three bags of oranges were stacked beside the fruit stand by noon.
到了中午，三袋柳橙已經堆在水果攤旁邊。
文法句型
bags of + noun
paper / plastic bags
用法筆記
Often names ordinary containers for shopping or storage. In quantity phrases such as 'three bags of rice', it can also point to how much the container holds.
常見錯誤
2. bags or cases for money, clothes, and other belongings that someone takes along
提包；行李
隨身攜帶的包或行李
bags or cases for money, clothes, and other belongings that someone takes along when going out or travelling
Nadia checked her bags twice before leaving for the overnight train.
Nadia 出發搭夜車前，把自己的提包和行李檢查了兩次。
travel use: check your bags
The porter carried our bags to the hotel room while we signed in.
我們辦理入住時，行李員把我們的行李提到飯店房間。
Bao left his bags at the station locker and went sightseeing.
Bao 把行李留在車站置物櫃裡，就去觀光了。
Airport staff weighed the family's bags before printing the boarding tags.
機場人員在列印登機吊牌前，先替那家人的行李秤重。
- luggage
A collective word, especially for travel cases taken on a trip.
- belongings
Broader and less focused on the containers themselves.
文法句型
check your bags
carry bags
leave bags + place
用法筆記
Common in travel and daily life for suitcases, handbags, backpacks, and other personal things you carry with you. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about containers more generally.
3. swollen or loose areas of skin, especially under the eyes, or other hanging bulg
眼袋
眼下浮腫或鬆垂皮膚
swollen or loose areas of skin, especially under the eyes, or other hanging bulges in skin or cloth
After two nights on duty, Reema woke up with dark bags under her eyes.
連值兩晚夜班後，Reema 醒來時眼下掛著明顯的眼袋。
bags under the eyes
Cold spoons can sometimes make the bags under your eyes look smaller.
冰湯匙有時能讓你眼下的眼袋看起來小一些。
The old sofa had bags in the fabric where the stuffing had sunk.
那張舊沙發的布面出現鼓垂的袋狀皺折，因為填充物已經陷下去。
Years of heavy use left bags of loose skin around the dog's neck.
長年耗損讓那隻狗脖子周圍垂出一圈鬆鬆的皮囊。
- puffiness
Focuses on swelling rather than hanging skin.
文法句型
bags under + body part
bags in + cloth
用法筆記
Most often refers to the skin under the eyes and is common when people talk about tiredness or age. It can also describe other drooping or bulging areas.
常見錯誤
4. saved shopping areas on websites where items wait before a customer pays for the
購物袋
網站暫存商品的區域
saved shopping areas on websites where items wait before a customer pays for them
Ella kept winter boots in her bags while she compared delivery dates.
Ella 把冬靴先留在網購購物袋裡，一邊比較送達日期。
website bags = saved items
When the coupon expired, Vivek's bags emptied before he could pay.
折價券一失效，Vivek 的購物袋就在結帳前被清空了。
Mira moved the lamp from one shop's bags to another tab.
Mira 把那盞燈從一家商店的購物袋移到另一個分頁。
- carts
The more common e-commerce label in American English.
文法句型
add to bags
remove from bags
用法筆記
This sense appears in online shopping. It usually refers to what a site labels as saved items before checkout, or to bags kept open on different shops.
5. older women spoken about in a cruel and disrespectful way
醜婆子
粗魯地罵老女人
older women spoken about in a cruel and disrespectful way
The comedian apologized after viewers said his joke called older women bags.
那位喜劇演員道歉了，因為觀眾說他的笑話把年長女性叫成醜婆子。
offensive insult
She hated the tabloid headline that described actresses over fifty as bags.
她很討厭那個八卦標題，因為它把五十歲以上的女演員寫成醜婆子。
Don't call your neighbors bags; it's rude and disrespectful.
別把你的鄰居叫成醜婆子，這樣既粗魯又不尊重人。
文法句型
call someone bags
describe women as bags
用法筆記
Strongly offensive and dismissive. It appears mainly in British informal speech or writing and is not appropriate in respectful conversation.
6. the square markers runners have to touch in baseball
壘包
棒球四個壘位的標誌
the square markers runners have to touch in baseball
By the ninth inning, mud had collected around all four bags.
到了第九局時，四個壘包周圍都積了不少泥。
all four bags in baseball
The grounds crew brushed the dirt near the bags before batting practice.
打擊練習前，場務人員先把壘包附近的泥土刷平。
The rookie kept glancing at the bags to judge the runner's lead.
那位菜鳥不停瞄向壘包，想判斷跑者的離壘距離。
- bases
The standard neutral word in baseball.
文法句型
all four bags
around the bags
用法筆記
Used in baseball for the marked base positions on the field. It usually appears in descriptions of running, fielding, or preparing the diamond.
bags — 動詞
- bagspresent simple I / you / we / they
- bagses3rd person singular
- bagsing-ing form
- bagsedpast simple
1. puts something into a bag for carrying, storing, or selling
裝袋
把東西放進袋中
puts something into a bag for carrying, storing, or selling
The cashier bags the vegetables while Mara pays for the rice.
Mara 付米錢時，收銀員把蔬菜一樣樣裝袋。
bags + goods at a shop
At closing time, Dev bags the leftover bread for volunteers.
打烊時，Dev 把剩下的麵包裝袋，準備給志工。
The warehouse robot bags each order before the driver arrives.
司機來之前，倉庫機器人會先把每一筆訂單裝袋。
Renata bags the muddy boots so the car stays clean.
Renata 把沾泥的靴子裝袋，這樣車裡才不會弄髒。
- pack
Broader and can refer to many kinds of containers, not only bags.
- unpack
Take things out after they have been put away.
文法句型
bags + object
bags + object + for + person
用法筆記
Often used in shops, kitchens, and other places where goods are packed for carrying away. The object is the thing being put into the bag.
2. gets something desirable first, or secures it successfully
搶到；拿下
搶先得到或成功贏得
gets something desirable first, or secures it successfully
Naoko bags the window seat by arriving at the station early.
Naoko 因為提早到車站，搶到了靠窗座位。
bags + a seat by acting first
The startup bags a major client after months of careful pitching.
經過幾個月仔細提案後，那家新創公司終於拿下了一個大客戶。
Theo bags first prize at the science fair with his solar oven.
Theo 靠著他的太陽能烤箱作品，在科展上拿下頭獎。
Whoever answers first bags the extra concert ticket.
誰先答對，誰就能搶到那張加送的演唱會門票。
- miss
Fail to get the chance or thing you wanted.
文法句型
bags a seat
bags a prize
bags a client
用法筆記
Informal and often used for opportunities, prizes, clients, or good seats. It suggests success, quick action, or a bit of skill.
3. kills, captures, or shoots an animal in hunting
獵殺；捕獲
打獵時捕到或射下
kills, captures, or shoots an animal in hunting
By noon, the guide bags two rabbits for the camp kitchen.
到了中午，那位嚮導已替營地廚房獵到兩隻兔子。
bags + hunted animal
The falcon sometimes bags small birds near the cliffs.
那隻獵鷹有時會在懸崖附近捕獲小鳥。
Each autumn, the hunter bags a deer only with a permit.
每到秋天，那位獵人只會在有許可證時獵殺一頭鹿。
One lucky shot bags a duck before the fog closes in.
濃霧籠罩前，一發幸運的子彈就獵下了一隻鴨子。
文法句型
bags a deer
bags two rabbits
用法筆記
Used mainly in hunting. The object is the animal taken, and the verb often suggests successful capture or a clean shot.
4. reaches the top of a mountain or ridge
登頂
登上山頂或稜線
reaches the top of a mountain or ridge
On her birthday, Sana bags her first peak before sunrise.
生日那天，Sana 在日出前就登頂了她的第一座山峰。
bags + a mountain peak
The team bags two snowy summits during the long weekend.
那支隊伍在長週末裡登上了兩座覆雪山頂。
If the weather holds, Karim bags the summit by noon.
如果天氣撐得住，Karim 中午前就能登上山頂。
- summit
More standard and formal in climbing descriptions.
文法句型
bags a peak
bags two summits
用法筆記
Informal and mostly used by climbers or walkers talking about peaks they have managed to reach.
5. hangs down loosely or sticks outward in a rounded way
下垂；鼓脹
鬆鬆垂下或向外鼓起
hangs down loosely or sticks outward in a rounded way
After the rain, the canvas tent bags in the middle.
下雨後，那頂帆布帳篷的中間垂了下來。
bags in the middle = sags loosely
His old school blazer bags at the elbows now.
他那件舊制服外套的手肘處現在已經鬆垮下垂。
The backpack pocket bags outward when Jo stuffs in too many files.
Jo 塞進太多文件後，背包口袋就向外鼓了起來。
文法句型
bags at + body part
bags in the middle
bags outward
用法筆記
Used when cloth or another surface loses shape and droops, or when something becomes round and swollen from being too full.
6. stops using something that is available and chooses something else instead
棄用；改換
停用原本的改用別的
stops using something that is available and chooses something else instead
After the allergy test, Hana bags dairy and cooks with oat milk.
過敏檢查後，Hana 棄用乳製品，改用燕麥奶做菜。
bags one option and uses another
The coach bags long lectures and uses short video clips instead.
那位教練棄用冗長講課，改用簡短的影片片段。
When prices rise, the café bags imported beans and buys local coffee.
當價格上漲時，那家咖啡館就棄用進口豆，改買本地咖啡。
文法句型
bags + old choice + and + uses + new choice
用法筆記
Informal and fairly uncommon. The object is the thing given up, and the sentence usually mentions the replacement choice as well.
7. criticizes or laughs at someone or something in a mean way
嘲笑；奚落
刻薄地拿人開玩笑
criticizes or laughs at someone or something in a mean way
Leo always bags the referee when his team starts losing.
球隊一開始落後，Leo 就老是嘲笑裁判。
bags + person to mock
The presenter bags the new logo during the radio comedy show.
那位主持人在廣播喜劇節目裡奚落那個新 logo。
Mira hates that her brother bags classmates for their accents.
Mira 很討厭她弟弟拿同學的口音來嘲笑人。
文法句型
bags + person
bags + thing
用法筆記
Informal and mainly British. It is used when someone openly makes fun of a person, idea, or thing.