sack
/sæk/ (bre, ipa) · /sæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsak/ (ame, mw)
sack — 名詞
- sacksingular
- sacksplural
1. A very big container made of strong material such as thick fabric or heavy paper
大布袋；麻袋
用厚布或紙製成的大袋子，儲存大量乾貨
A very big container made of strong material such as thick fabric or heavy paper, used for storing and moving large amounts of dry goods including grain, rice, flour, or cement.
The farmer stored the potatoes in a large brown sack in the barn.
農夫把馬鈴薯裝進穀倉裡一個棕色的大麻袋裡。
The kitchen had a sack of rice that weighed fifty kilograms.
廚房裡有一袋五十公斤重的米。
sack of [dry goods] — the thing inside a sack
Two workers carried a heavy sack of cement across the building site.
兩個工人扛著一袋沉重的水泥穿過工地。
Ada opened a new sack of flour to start baking bread for the week.
Ada 打開一袋新的麵粉，準備開始烤一週要吃的麵包。
The old sack was torn at the seam, so dried beans spilled across the floor.
舊麻袋的縫線處破了，乾豆子灑了一地。
- bag
more general; a sack is typically larger and stronger than a regular bag
- burlap sack
specifically a sack made from rough brown cloth, common for farm use
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' to state what is inside: a sack of potatoes, a sack of flour.
2. A paper or thin plastic bag that a shop gives you to carry the things you have b
紙袋；塑膠袋
店家提供裝所購物品的紙袋或薄塑膠袋
A paper or thin plastic bag that a shop gives you to carry the things you have bought, usually for a short time.
The shop assistant put my vegetables into a brown paper sack.
店員把我的蔬菜放進一個棕色的紙袋裡。
brown paper sack / plastic sack
Could you put these bottles in a plastic sack and tie the handles together?
請你把這些瓶子放進塑膠袋裡，然後把提把綁在一起好嗎？
Kenji always reused old grocery sacks to carry his lunch to work.
Kenji 總是重複使用舊的購物紙袋來裝午餐帶去上班。
The cashier asked if we preferred paper or plastic sacks at the checkout.
結帳時店員問我們想要紙袋還是塑膠袋。
Aoi folded the paper sack flat and tucked it under her arm.
她把紙袋壓平，夾在手臂下方。
- bag
more general term; 'sack' in this sense is the same as a shopping bag
- carrier bag
the common British term for a shopping bag
用法筆記
Common in American English for a shopping bag. In British English, 'carrier bag' or 'bag' is more frequent for this sense.
3. The act of being told to leave your job, usually because your employer thinks yo
開除
因表現不佳或節省成本而被僱主要求離職
The act of being told to leave your job, usually because your employer thinks you did something wrong or needs to spend less money.
After the mistake lost the company a big client, three workers got the sack.
那次失誤讓公司失去了一個大客戶，之後三名工人被開除了。
get the sack — idiomatic
The manager gave Dario the sack for arriving late too many times.
經理因為 Dario 太多次遲到而把他開除了。
give [someone] the sack
Faisal was worried about getting the sack after his project missed every deadline.
Faisal 的專案每個截止日都沒趕上，他很擔心會被開除。
The factory announced that fifty employees would face the sack next month.
工廠宣布下個月有五十名員工面臨被開除的命運。
用法筆記
This sense almost always appears in the fixed expressions 'get the sack' (be fired), 'give someone the sack' (fire someone), or 'face the sack' (be at risk of being fired).
常見錯誤
4. A violent attack on a town or city by soldiers or an invading group, during whic
掠奪；洗劫
軍隊對城鎮的暴力攻擊，伴隨破壞與搶奪
A violent attack on a town or city by soldiers or an invading group, during which buildings are ruined and whatever is worth taking is carried off.
The soldiers began the sack of the city, breaking into every house along the main road.
士兵們開始洗劫這座城市，沿著主要街道闖入每一間房屋。
the sack of [place]
Old records describe the sack of the temple and the theft of its gold statues.
古老的文獻詳細描述了神廟遭洗劫以及金像被盜的經過。
The town never fully recovered after the sack by the invading army in 1654.
那個城鎮在西元1654年被入侵軍隊掠奪之後，再也沒有完全復甦。
The museum displays paintings that survived the sack of the royal palace.
博物館展示著在皇宮遭掠奪後倖存下來的畫作。
- looting
focuses on the stealing aspect; 'sack' includes destruction too
- plundering
very similar in meaning, also refers to stealing during wartime
用法筆記
Historically associated with wartime. Often used in the pattern 'the sack of [place]'.
5. A play in the sport of American football in which a defender catches and stops t
擒殺（美足）
美式足球中擒抱四分衛使其無法傳球的動作
A play in the sport of American football in which a defender catches and stops the quarterback, keeping him from making a throw.
The quarterback avoided a sack by throwing the ball just before he was hit.
四分衛在被撞倒之前及時將球傳出，躲過了一次擒殺。
The crowd cheered loudly after the defensive player made a big sack on third down.
防守球員在第三次進攻時完成了一次漂亮的擒殺，全場歡聲雷動。
make a sack — the usual collocation
The team's best defender recorded three sacks during yesterday's game.
隊上最強的防守球員在昨天的比賽中記錄了三次擒殺。
A strong offensive line helps protect the quarterback from taking a sack.
強大的進攻線有助於保護四分衛，避免他被擒殺。
用法筆記
Specific to American football. A sack is different from a regular tackle because it happens behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback can pass.
6. An informal word for a bed, used particularly in the expression 'hit the sack' m
床（俚語）
非正式用詞，指就寢的床
An informal word for a bed, used particularly in the expression 'hit the sack' meaning to go to sleep for the night.
After working the night shift, Harper just wanted to hit the sack before noon.
值完大夜班後，Harper 只想在中午前上床睡覺。
hit the sack — go to bed
The children were told to get into the sack and stop talking.
孩子們被叫去鑽進被窩，不准再講話了。
It was past midnight and Asher was tired, so he decided to hit the sack.
已經過了午夜，Asher 累了，於是決定上床睡覺。
Lukas was exhausted after the long hike and could not wait to hit the sack.
Lukas 長途健行後累壞了，迫不及待想上床睡覺。
Maja turned off the television and told her roommate she was hitting the sack.
她關掉電視，告訴室友她要上床睡覺了。
用法筆記
Rarely used alone; almost always appears in 'hit the sack' or 'in the sack' (see sense 7).
7. A very casual way of saying how skilled a person is at sex, always used in expre
床上功夫
形容某人性技巧好或不好
A very casual way of saying how skilled a person is at sex, always used in expressions such as 'good in the sack' or 'bad in the sack'.
Rania laughed at the old song lyric about being good in the sack.
Rania 聽到那首老歌的歌詞在唱床上功夫很好，不禁笑了出來。
The gossip magazine claimed the actor was supposed to be amazing in the sack.
八卦雜誌聲稱那名男演員的床上功夫很厲害。
good/bad/amazing in the sack — fixed phrase for sexual skill
The comedy movie had several jokes about characters who were bad in the sack.
那部喜劇電影有幾個笑話是在講角色床上功夫很差。
In the novel, the hero brags to his friends about being great in the sack.
小說裡的主角向朋友吹噓自己的床上功夫很棒。
用法筆記
Crude slang. Only found in the expression '[adjective] in the sack'. Not used in polite or formal conversation.
8. A woman's dress or short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders, with no fit
寬鬆洋裝
從肩膀自然垂下的寬鬆女裝或短外套
A woman's dress or short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders, with no fitted waist and a straight, relaxed shape.
The fashion show featured a new collection of silk sack dresses in pale colors.
時裝秀展示了一系列淡色系的絲質寬鬆洋裝。
sack dress / sack coat — fashion terms
Iker wore a loose brown sack coat over her jeans on the cold morning.
寒冷的早晨，Iker 在牛仔褲外穿了一件寬鬆的棕色袋狀外套。
The simple sack dress became a popular style in the nineteen-fifties.
簡約的寬鬆洋裝在1950年代成為一種流行的款式。
Nia bought a cream-colored linen sack dress at the vintage clothing shop.
Nia 在古著店買了一件米白色亞麻寬鬆連衣裙。
- shift dress
a similar loose dress that hangs straight from the shoulders
- tunic
a loose top or dress that reaches to the hips or knees
用法筆記
Mostly used in fashion history or vintage clothing contexts. A sack dress does not define the waistline.
sack — 動詞
- sackpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sackshe / she / it
- sackedpast simple
- sacking-ing form
1. To force someone to leave their paid position, typically following poor work, ru
開除；解僱
因表現不佳或節省成本而要求員工離職
To force someone to leave their paid position, typically following poor work, rule-breaking, or as a cost-cutting measure.
The company sacked fifteen employees after the project lost too much money.
那個專案虧太多錢之後，公司開除了十五名員工。
sack + object (person fired)
The boss threatened to sack anyone who was caught stealing from the supply room.
老闆威脅說，抓到任何人從備品室偷東西就開除。
After the argument with the supervisor, Lukas was sacked from the restaurant.
Lukas 跟主管吵架之後，就被那間餐廳解僱了。
The football club sacked the coach after five losses in a row.
這家足球俱樂部在連續輸掉五場比賽之後開除了總教練。
- hire
to give someone a job
文法句型
sack + person
be sacked from + place
be sacked for + reason
用法筆記
More common in British English than American English, where 'fire' is preferred. Can be used actively (The manager sacked him) or passively (He was sacked).
常見錯誤
2. In the sport of American football, to catch and halt the player who holds the ba
擒殺
美式足球中擒抱四分衛使其無法傳球
In the sport of American football, to catch and halt the player who holds the ball (the quarterback) before he can release a forward pass, ending the play.
The linebacker sacked the quarterback twice in the first quarter of the game.
線衛在第一節比賽中就擒殺了四分衛兩次。
sack + the quarterback
The young defensive end was praised for sacking the passer in the final minute.
那位年輕的防守邊鋒在最後一分鐘成功擒殺了傳球者，受到稱讚。
If the defense can sack the quarterback early, the other team will struggle to score.
如果防守方能早早擒殺四分衛，對方球隊就很難得分了。
The defensive line practiced new moves to learn how to sack the quarterback more often.
防守線練習了新的動作，學習如何更頻繁地擒殺四分衛。
文法句型
sack + the quarterback / the passer
用法筆記
A football term only. The same action is called a 'tackle' for other players but a 'sack' specifically for the quarterback.
3. To attack a town or city with violence, ruining buildings and stealing everythin
洗劫；掠奪
暴力攻擊城鎮並搶奪財物、破壞建築
To attack a town or city with violence, ruining buildings and stealing everything valuable, especially in past wars.
The Viking army sacked the coastal village and took all the gold and silver.
維京軍隊洗劫了沿海村莊，奪走了所有的金銀財寶。
Invading forces sacked the capital city and destroyed its most important buildings.
入侵部隊掠奪了首都，摧毀了城中最主要的建築物。
sack + [city/town/village]
The museum's treasures were lost when the castle was sacked during the war.
那些博物館的珍寶在戰爭期間城堡被洗劫時遺失了。
Harper read a book about how the ancient port city was sacked and then rebuilt.
Harper 讀了一本關於古港城市如何被掠奪後又重建的書。
文法句型
sack + place
be sacked by + attacking force
用法筆記
Historically, the 'sack' of a city involved destruction, theft, and often violence against civilians. Today used mainly in history books and historical fiction.
4. To put loose things such as grain, fruits, or vegetables into a sack or bag for
裝入袋中
將物品放入袋子以便儲存或運送
To put loose things such as grain, fruits, or vegetables into a sack or bag for storage, transport, or sale.
The farm workers sacked the fresh apples before sending them to the market.
農場工人把新鮮的蘋果裝袋，準備運到市場去。
After the harvest, the wheat was sacked and loaded onto a waiting truck.
收割之後，小麥被裝入袋中，然後載上等候的卡車。
passive: grain is sacked
The workers sacked the potatoes and tied each bag shut with a piece of string.
工人們把馬鈴薯裝進袋裡，用繩子把每個袋子綁緊。
The coffee beans were sacked at the farm before being shipped abroad.
咖啡豆在農場裝袋後才運送到國外。
- empty
to take things out of a container
文法句型
sack + goods
用法筆記
Less common now because modern farming uses automated packing machines. Most often used for small-scale or traditional farming.