pack
pack — 動詞
- packpresent simple I / you / we / they
- packshe / she / it
- packedpast simple
- packing-ing form
1. to place things inside a bag, box, or similar container so they are ready to car
打包；裝箱
把物品裝進容器以便攜帶、收存或寄送
to place things inside a bag, box, or similar container so they are ready to carry, store, or send.
Nora packed sweaters into one case before the Taipei flight.
Nora 在飛往台北前，把毛衣裝進一只行李箱裡。
pack + noun + into + container
The shop packs tea in silver bags for holiday gifts.
那家店把茶葉裝進銀色袋子裡，當作節日禮物販售。
pack + goods + in + package for sale
After lunch, Omar packed the camera and map into his backpack.
午餐後，Omar 把相機和地圖裝進了背包。
We packed oranges in a wooden box for the train ride.
我們把柳橙裝箱，準備帶上火車。
Before dawn, Lena still had to pack for the three-day school camp.
天還沒亮，Lena 還在為三天的學校露營打包。
文法句型
pack + noun + into + container
pack + container + with + noun
pack for + trip/event
用法筆記
The broad everyday sense for travel, storage, and sale. It can appear without an object when the trip or event is understood, as in 'pack for camp'.
常見錯誤
2. to cover something with paper, cloth, foam, or other soft material so it will st
包好
用保護材料把物品包起來
to cover something with paper, cloth, foam, or other soft material so it will stay safe while being moved.
The clerk packed the glass vase in thick brown paper.
店員用厚厚的牛皮紙把玻璃花瓶包好。
pack + object + in + protective material
Mina packed each plate with newspaper before the move.
搬家前，Mina 用報紙把每個盤子包好。
pack + object + with + protective material
Please pack the desk lamp in towels, or the thin shade will bend.
請用毛巾把那盞桌燈包好，不然薄燈罩會壓彎。
Dad packed the bowls in foam and taped the box shut.
爸爸用泡棉把碗包好，然後把箱子封起來。
At the post office, Rosa packed the cups with bubble wrap.
在郵局裡，Rosa 用氣泡紙把杯子包好。
文法句型
pack + object + in + soft material
pack + object + with + soft material
用法筆記
Object is usually something easy to break, and the material names what protects it. Distinguish from sense 1, where the focus is simply putting things into a container.
常見錯誤
3. to crowd people or things into a place, or to gather in large numbers until almo
擠滿；塞滿
大量聚集或把空間塞得很滿
to crowd people or things into a place, or to gather in large numbers until almost no space is left.
Fans packed the station after the singer arrived from Seoul.
那位歌手從首爾抵達後，粉絲擠滿了車站。
pack + place with a large crowd
By noon, tourists were packing into the narrow temple gate.
到了中午，遊客正擠進那座狹窄的廟門。
intransitive: pack into + place
Volunteers packed the truck with bags of rice by dawn.
天一亮，志工就把一袋袋白米塞滿了卡車。
After lunch, children packed around the clown beside the park fountain.
午餐後，孩子們擠在公園噴水池旁的小丑四周。
Reporters packed the courtroom before the mayor heard the verdict.
市長聽取判決前，記者就擠滿了法庭。
文法句型
pack + place + with + people/things
pack into + place
pack around + person/thing
用法筆記
Often used when the place becomes very full, especially with people. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 3 is about filling the space tightly, not just putting items inside it.
常見錯誤
4. to press a soft substance until it becomes firm and close together, or to become
壓實
把鬆軟材料壓緊成密實的一層
to press a soft substance until it becomes firm and close together, or to become firm in this way.
Workers packed the wet soil down around the new fence posts.
工人把濕土壓實在新圍欄柱的周圍。
pack + substance + down
By sunrise, fresh snow had packed hard across the school path.
到了日出時，新雪已在學校小路上壓得很實。
intransitive: substance packs hard
Jill packed the sand into a firm wall around the fire pit.
Jill 把沙子壓實，圍著火坑做成一道結實的沙牆。
The clay packs tight if you leave it under the wheel.
那團黏土如果一直放在輪子下，就會壓得很緊。
After weeks of rain, wet leaves packed into a dark layer.
連下幾週雨後，濕葉子壓成了一層深色的薄層。
文法句型
pack + soft substance + down
pack + substance + into + shape
substance + packs + hard/tight
用法筆記
Usually used for soil, snow, sand, clay, or similar material. Sense 4 describes compression into a solid layer or shape, unlike sense 3, which is about a place becoming crowded.
常見錯誤
5. to carry a weapon or useful gear with you so it is ready to use.
帶槍；攜帶
身上帶著武器或裝備
to carry a weapon or useful gear with you so it is ready to use.
The guard was packing a pistol under his winter coat.
那名警衛在冬外套底下帶著一把手槍。
pack + weapon
On night patrol, forest guards pack radios and first-aid kits.
夜間巡邏時，森林巡守員都會帶著無線電和急救包。
pack + equipment
Rosa packed a small knife when she walked home after work.
Rosa 下班走路回家時，身上帶著一把小刀。
On the night search, each rescuer packed a radio, rope, and knife.
夜間搜救時，每位隊員都帶著無線電、繩索和刀子。
- disarm
to take away a weapon
- leave behind
to not carry the item with you
文法句型
pack + weapon
pack + equipment
用法筆記
Often heard with guns in police, crime, or action contexts, but it can also cover practical equipment a person keeps with them. Distinguish from sense 1, where the item is being put into a container rather than carried on the person.
常見錯誤
pack — 名詞
- packsingular
- packsplural
1. several similar things treated as one set or batch.
一組；一套
算作一套的同類物品
several similar things treated as one set or batch.
Before the game, the teacher handed each table a pack of word cards.
遊戲開始前，老師發給每桌一套單字卡。
a pack of + plural noun
After sports day, three packs of stickers went into the prize bags.
運動會後，三包貼紙被放進獎品袋裡。
Dad keeps a pack of blank cards for thank-you notes.
爸爸留著一包空白卡片，準備寫謝卡。
At the park gate, each camper got a pack of trail maps.
在公園入口處，每個露營孩子都拿到一套步道地圖。
Before breakfast, the guide opened a pack of spare coffee filters.
早餐前，嚮導打開了一包咖啡濾紙備用。
- set
common for items that belong together for one purpose
- bundle
often suggests things tied or gathered together physically
- collection
broader and can be larger or less neatly grouped
- single
one item rather than a grouped unit
文法句型
a pack of + plural noun
用法筆記
Focus is on the items as a unit, not on the wrapping. Distinguish from sense 8, where pack means the paper or card container itself.
常見錯誤
2. animals moving as one hunting unit, especially wolves or dogs.
獸群
一起活動或獵食的狼群或犬群
animals moving as one hunting unit, especially wolves or dogs.
At dusk, a pack of wolves moved across the frozen river.
黃昏時，一群狼穿過了結冰的河面。
a pack of wolves/dogs
The farmer heard a pack of wild dogs behind the barn.
那位農夫聽見穀倉後面有一群野狗。
Hunters watched the pack circle a deer near the pines.
獵人看著獸群在松樹旁繞著一頭鹿。
By morning, the wolf pack had left tracks near our tent.
到了早上，那個狼群已在我們的帳篷附近留下足跡。
- lone animal
one animal moving by itself
文法句型
a pack of wolves/dogs
用法筆記
Usually used for animals that move with group order or attack together. It is much more specific than the general item-group sense in sense 1.
常見錯誤
3. a local group of children in the Cub Scouts or Brownies.
幼童軍團
幼童軍或 Brownie 的分團
a local group of children in the Cub Scouts or Brownies.
Ella's Cub pack met in the church hall on Tuesdays.
Ella 的幼童軍團每週二都在教會大廳集合。
Cub pack / Brownie pack
After the toy-car race, parents brought sandwiches for the pack.
玩具車比賽後，家長帶了三明治給幼童軍團。
A new leader joined the Brownie pack before summer camp.
夏令營前，一位新領隊加入了 Brownie 團。
During the parade, the pack carried blue flags down Main Street.
遊行時，幼童軍團沿著 Main Street 揮著藍旗前進。
文法句型
Cub pack
Brownie pack
用法筆記
This is a fixed scouting term, not a general word for any school club or team.
常見錯誤
4. all the cards used together in one card game.
一副牌
整套撲克牌
all the cards used together in one card game.
Grandpa shuffled the pack before dealing cards to the children.
爺爺在發牌給孩子們之前，先洗了那一副牌。
shuffle the pack
One card was missing from the pack on the kitchen table.
廚房桌上的那一副牌少了一張。
Nina opened a fresh pack after the old cards bent.
舊牌彎掉後，Nina 拆開了一副新的牌。
From his coat pocket, Leo pulled out a pack for the game.
Leo 從外套口袋裡拿出一副牌來玩。
文法句型
a pack of cards
shuffle the pack
用法筆記
This meaning is especially common in British English. American English often uses 'deck' for the same object.
常見錯誤
5. a group of people spoken about as all the same, especially in a disapproving way
一夥人
帶有貶義的一群同類人
a group of people spoken about as all the same, especially in a disapproving way.
The mayor called the vandals a noisy pack of bullies.
市長把那些破壞公物的人叫作一夥愛欺負人的傢伙。
a pack of + negative plural noun
Mrs. Green refused to let that pack into her cafe.
Green 太太不肯讓那一夥人進她的咖啡館。
At school, Ben stopped following the pack that mocked new students.
在學校裡，Ben 不再跟著那一夥嘲笑新生的人。
To me, the men outside looked like a pack of thieves.
在我看來，外面的那些男人像一夥小偷。
- friends
a positive group rather than one seen negatively
文法句型
a pack of + negative plural noun
用法筆記
Usually carries criticism or contempt. Distinguish from sense 2, where the members are animals rather than people.
常見錯誤
6. the paper or card wrapper that small goods come in when they are sold together.
包裝；紙盒
裝小物一起販售的外包裝
the paper or card wrapper that small goods come in when they are sold together.
At the checkout shelf, Mia grabbed a pack of colored pencils.
Mia 在收銀台旁的架上拿了一包彩色鉛筆。
a pack of + small goods
Two batteries were missing from the pack on the kitchen table.
廚房桌上那包電池少了兩顆。
The cashier opened a fresh pack of gum for the display.
收銀員拆開一包新的口香糖放到展示架上。
Each camp child received a pack of wet wipes at check-in.
夏令營報到時，每個孩子都拿到一包濕紙巾。
A torn pack let the screws spill across the floor.
包裝一破，螺絲就灑滿了地板。
文法句型
a pack of + small goods
用法筆記
This sense points to the wrapper or container itself, often when it is opened, torn, or set on display. Distinguish from sense 1, where pack means the set of items as a unit.
常見錯誤
7. a bag worn on your back, especially for travel, hiking, or camping.
背包
背在肩上的旅行或登山袋
a bag worn on your back, especially for travel, hiking, or camping.
Jin slid a map into his pack before the mountain walk.
Jin 在山路健走前把地圖塞進背包裡。
pack = backpack
Lina's pack rubbed one shoulder during the long bus trip.
Lina 的背包在漫長的巴士旅程中磨到一邊肩膀。
At the hostel, three wet shirts hung from Marco's pack.
在青年旅館裡，三件濕襯衫掛在 Marco 的背包上。
A blue pack lay beside the tent after sunrise.
日出後，一個藍色背包放在帳篷旁邊。
The guide checked every pack before the class crossed the river.
嚮導在全班過河前檢查了每個背包。
文法句型
carry / wear a pack
用法筆記
Often appears in outdoor or travel contexts and is common with words like hiking, camping, or shoulder straps. Distinguish from sense 8, which is the container a product is sold in.
常見錯誤
8. the main body of racers chasing those at the very front.
主集團
比賽中落後領先者的大群選手
the main body of racers chasing those at the very front.
By the second hill, Emi had slipped back into the main pack.
到了第二個坡時，Emi 已經滑回主集團裡。
fall back into the pack
Rain slowed the leader, and the pack closed the gap.
雨勢拖慢了領先者，而主集團縮小了差距。
For two laps, Maya stayed with the pack near lane three.
整整兩圈裡，Maya 都跟著主集團跑在第三跑道附近。
Halfway through the race, the pack stayed three seconds behind.
比賽進行到一半時，主集團仍落後三秒。
- leader
the racer ahead of the chasing group
文法句型
the pack
fall back into the pack
用法筆記
Usually appears as 'the pack' in racing. It refers to the main chasing group, not to every competitor in the event.
常見錯誤
9. the players at the front of a rugby team who do most of the pushing and close ph
前鋒群
橄欖球隊中的前鋒球員群
the players at the front of a rugby team who do most of the pushing and close physical play.
The pack drove the other team back from the goal line.
前鋒群把對方從達陣線前一路往後推。
rugby: the pack
By halftime, our pack looked spent after three goal-line scrums.
到了中場休息時，我們的前鋒群經過三次底線爭球後已經很疲憊。
Before the next scrum, the coach told the pack to stay low.
下一次列陣爭球前，教練叫前鋒群把身體壓低。
A stronger pack helped Bristol win the ball near the posts.
較強的前鋒群幫助 Bristol 在門柱附近搶下球權。
- forwards
the standard rugby term and slightly broader than the shorter team nickname 'pack'
- forward line
more explicit and often used when contrasting them with the backs
- backs
the faster players behind the forwards in rugby
文法句型
the pack
a strong pack
用法筆記
Usually used with 'the' in rugby reports and match talk. Distinguish from noun senses 1 to 6, which are about groups of animals, people, or things rather than team positions.
10. a thick beauty cream or paste spread on the face for a short time to help the sk
面膜
敷在臉上的美容膏體
a thick beauty cream or paste spread on the face for a short time to help the skin.
After work, Emma spread a cooling pack over her cheeks.
下班後，Emma 把清涼面膜敷滿雙頰。
beauty use: pack on the face
The clay pack dried white while Nora read by the hotel window.
Nora 坐在飯店窗邊看書時，泥狀面膜慢慢乾成白色。
A mint pack left Ben's skin smooth after ten minutes.
薄荷面膜敷了十分鐘後，讓 Ben 的皮膚變得很光滑。
On Sundays, Grandma mixes yogurt and honey into a face pack.
每到星期天，奶奶都會把優格和蜂蜜調成面膜。
The magazine showed how to wash the face pack off gently.
那本雜誌示範怎麼把面膜輕輕洗掉。
文法句型
face pack
put a pack on + face
用法筆記
Often modified by face, clay, mud, or cooling. Distinguish from sense 11, where a pack is placed on an injury or sore body part rather than used for skin care.
11. a folded pad of cloth or similar material put on a hurt part of the body to help
敷布；敷袋
敷在傷處止血或消腫的墊物
a folded pad of cloth or similar material put on a hurt part of the body to help with bleeding, pain, or swelling.
The nurse pressed a thick pack of gauze on Leo's cut knee.
護理師把厚厚的紗布墊壓在 Leo 割傷的膝蓋上。
medical use: pack on an injury
A hot pack eased Maya's stiff neck after the long drive.
熱敷袋在長途開車後舒緩了 Maya 僵硬的脖子。
hot pack for therapy
Dad held a clean pack over the wound until help came.
爸爸把乾淨的敷布按在傷口上，直到救援趕到。
At the clinic, warm packs were laid across both swollen wrists.
在診所裡，護理人員把溫熱敷袋敷在兩邊腫起來的手腕上。
The doctor changed the pack when blood soaked through it.
血滲透那塊敷布後，醫生就把它換掉了。
- compress
the closest medical term and common in formal instructions
- dressing
broader and often refers to material left on a wound under a bandage
- bandage pad
more explicit when the soft part is used under a bandage
文法句型
put a pack on / against + injury
用法筆記
Often appears with hot, warm, or cold and is followed by on or against a body part. Distinguish from sense 10, which is a beauty product for the face.
pack — 形容詞
- packpositive
- packercomparative
- packestsuperlative
1. used for people or groups that know each other very closely and are hard for out
親密的
彼此很熟，外人難加入
used for people or groups that know each other very closely and are hard for outsiders to join.
By Friday, Isla and Morag were so pack that they finished each other's jokes.
到了星期五，Isla 和 Morag 親密到連笑話都能接著對方講。
predicative adjective after be
The fishing village stayed pack, so strangers heard wedding news last.
那個漁村關係很緊密，所以外地人總是最後才聽到婚事消息。
After months on the team, Hamish and Calum looked pack already.
在學校裡，同隊好幾個月後，Hamish 和 Calum 看起來已經很親密。
After the storm week, the three cousins grew pack in Grandma Jean's house.
暴風雨那一週過後，那三個表親在 Grandma Jean 家裡變得更親密了。
- distant
lacking personal warmth or closeness
文法句型
be/seem/stay/grow + pack
用法筆記
Chiefly Scottish and very uncommon. Usually found after a linking verb, and it often suggests a circle that feels closed to outsiders as well as emotionally close.
常見錯誤
pack — 字尾
1. added after a number to name a product unit that contains that many items for sa
入裝
表示一起販售的件數
added after a number to name a product unit that contains that many items for sale together.
Leo grabbed a six-pack of soda before the beach train.
Leo 去海邊搭火車前拿了六罐裝汽水。
number-pack of + goods
The store sells screws in a 50-pack near the paint aisle.
那家店在油漆走道旁賣五十入裝螺絲。
hyphenated number compound
Each camper received a two-pack of soap in the welcome bag.
每個露營孩子都在迎新袋裡拿到一組兩入裝香皂。
Mom compared a four-pack with four single yogurts at the store.
媽媽在店裡比較了四入裝和四杯單買優格的價格。
文法句型
number-pack
number-pack of + goods
用法筆記
Used after a number to label retail packaging such as 'six-pack' or '12-pack'. It names the sales unit, not the individual item inside it.