sack

noun

1. 麻布（或厚纸、塑料等）大袋
   a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying, for example flour, coal, etc.
2. （厚纸的）购物袋
   a strong paper bag for carrying shopping
3. 一满袋；一大袋东西
   the contents of a sack
   1. They got through a sack of potatoes.
      他们把一麻袋土豆吃完了。
   2. two sacks of groceries
      两袋杂用品
4. 开除；解雇；炒鱿鱼
   being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company, etc., usually because of sth that you have done wrong
   1. He got the sack for swearing.
      他因说脏话而被开除。
   2. Her work was so poor that she was given the sack .
      她工作干得很差，被炒了鱿鱼。
   3. Four hundred workers face the sack.
      四百名工人面临解雇的危险。
5. 床
   a bed
   1. He caught them in the sack together.
      他撞见他们俩一起睡在床上。
6. （在攻陷的城镇中的）抢劫，劫掠
   the act of stealing or destroying property in a captured town
   1. the sack of Rome
      对罗马城的洗劫

verb

1. 解雇；炒鱿鱼
   to dismiss sb from a job
   1. She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.
      她因拒绝在星期天上班被解雇了。
2. （尤指旧时军队等）破坏，劫掠
   (of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building
   1. Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410.
      罗马在410年遭到哥特人的洗劫。
3. 擒杀（四分卫）
   to knock down the quarterback

1. N-COUNT 麻布袋;粗布袋;厚纸袋;大口袋
   A sack is a large bag made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry or store things such as vegetables or coal.
   1. ...a sack of potatoes.
      一袋土豆
2. VERB 解雇;开除;炒鱿鱼
   If your employers sack you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough.
   1. Earlier today the Prime Minister sacked 18 government officials for corruption...
      今天早些时候，首相解除了 18 名涉嫌贪污腐败的政府官员的职务。
   2. Science teacher James Wood was sacked for slapping a schoolboy.
      理科教师詹姆斯·伍德因为掌掴一名男生而被开除。
   3. Sack is also a noun.
      
   4. People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.
      一犯错误可能当天就会被开除。
3. VERB 抢劫，洗劫，破坏(城镇或城市)
   When an army sacks a town or city, they destroy it, taking away all valuable things.
   1. In 1527 Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
      1527年，帝国军队洗劫了位于罗马的法国大使官邸。
   2. Sack is also a noun.
      
   3. The Odyssey tells what happened to the Greek heroes after the sack of Troy.
      《奥德赛》讲述的是在特洛伊被洗劫一空之后发生在希腊英雄们身上的故事。
4. 床
   Some people refer to bed as the sack .

1. Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs
   其他行业只得精简管理人员以减少行政开支。
2. Francis bundled up her clothes again into their small sack
   弗朗西丝再次把她的衣服塞进了他们的小袋子里。
3. Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change
   窃贼洗劫了办公室，拿走了一口袋散币。
4. He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.
   他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。
5. He pre-empted any decision to sack him
   他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。
6. Earlier today the Prime Minister sacked 18 government officials for corruption
   今天早些时候，首相解除了18名涉嫌贪污腐败的政府官员的职务。
7. Science teacher James Wood was sacked for slapping a schoolboy.
   理科教师詹姆斯·伍德因为掌掴一名男生而被开除。
8. He shielded his head from the sun with an old sack
   他用一只旧口袋挡住头顶的阳光。
9. The government agreed not to sack any of the striking workers.
   政府同意不解雇任何罢工工人。
10. This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred jin at most.
    这袋土豆也就一百斤。
11. This sack of rice was destroyed [ bit] by rats and insects.
    这包米给鼠啮虫咬了。
12. Don't stuff the sack too full or it'll burst.
    别装得太多，把口袋撑破了。
13. The sack of wheat has spilled.
    麦包散了。
14. He got the sack for laziness;
    他因懒惰而被解雇。
15. The invaders put all to the sack.
    入侵者把所有的东西洗劫一空。
16. Where are you going to sack out?
    你们准备去哪里好好睡一觉？
17. He got the sack for petty thieving.
    他因小偷小摸而被开除了。
18. How much did we sack up this time?
    这次我们获得多少利润？
19. The sack split and the rice poured out.
    口袋裂开了，大米撒出来了。
20. I'll trick him, then I'll kick him into my sack.
    我要戏弄他，我要把他踢进我的麻袋。
21. I have picked a sack of cherry for my mother.
    我还为妈妈摘了一大袋樱桃。
22. My brother got the sack yesterday.
    我哥昨天被解雇了。
23. What if they do sack me? Big deal!
    如果他们真的开除我怎么办？可了不得了！
24. The boss gave her the sack.
    老板给了她一个麻袋。
25. He fetched the cat a sack and a little pair of leather boots.
    他拿给猫一个麻袋和一双小皮靴。
26. The hens pecked a hole in the sack.
    母鸡在袋上啄了一个洞。
27. I got hold of the sack and lifted it.
    我抓住包，把它举了起来。
28. They'll sack me now, I suppose.
    我认为，他们就要把我解雇了。
29. A bird had pecked a hole in the sack.
    只鸟把袋子啄了个洞。

  bag pouch purse sack wallet【导航词义：袋子】

  bag n. 包，袋子

〔辨析〕普通用词，指用柔软的材料（如布、塑料、皮革等）做成的袋子。

  pouch n. （随身携带的）小袋

〔辨析〕指人们用来装小件东西的小包，常放在衣袋内或挂在腰带上。

  purse n. 〈尤英〉（女式）钱包； 〈美〉（女用）手提包，手袋

〔辨析〕尤指女士放零钱、信用卡等的小钱包，或放化妆品及其他随身小物件的手提包，相当于 handbag。

  sack n. 麻袋，粗布袋，大口袋

〔辨析〕主要用于装面粉、煤、蔬菜等，由结实粗糙的布、纸等材料制成。

  wallet n. 钱包，皮夹子

〔辨析〕指放钞票、信用卡等的钱包，常由皮革制成，男女通用，但在英国英语中仅限于男人所用。

  dismiss axe fire lay off remove sack【导航词义：解雇】

  dismiss v. 开除，解雇

〔辨析〕指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。

  axe v. 突然解雇

〔辨析〕指突然解除某人的职务。

  fire v. 〈口〉解雇，开除

〔辨析〕指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。

  lay off phr. v. 解雇

〔辨析〕指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。

  remove v. 开除，罢免

〔辨析〕指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。

  sack v. 〈英，非正式〉开除，解雇

〔辨析〕解除某人的职务。

sack out

1. 入睡；上床睡觉
   to go to sleep or to bed

n.

hit the hay/sack

• 上床睡觉
  to go to bed

noun

1. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

   Synonym:    dismissaldismissiondischargefiringliberationreleasesacking

2. the plundering of a place by an army or mob
   1. the sack of Rome

3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

   Synonym:    chemiseshift

4. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)

   Synonym:    hammock

5. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

   Synonym:    pokepaper bagcarrier bag

6. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

   Synonym:    sacque

7. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

8. the quantity contained in a sack

   Synonym:    sackful

9. an enclosed space
   1. the trapped miners found a pocket of air

   Synonym:    pouchsacpocket

verb

1. put in a sack
   1. The grocer sacked the onions

2. make as a net profit
   1. The company cleared $1 million

   Synonym:    netsack upclear

3. plunder (a town) after capture
   1. the barbarians sacked Rome

   Synonym:    plunder

4. terminate the employment of
   1. The boss fired his secretary today
   2. The company terminated 25% of its workers

   Synonym:    displacefiregive noticecandismissgive the axesend awayforce outgive the sackterminate