bag 1 S1 W2 / bæɡ / 名词 [可数名词]

1 container

a) a container made of paper, cloth, or thin plastic, that usually opens at the top :

a paper bag

a plastic bag

a garbage bag

b) a handbag :

Don’t leave your bag in the car.

c) a large bag that you use to carry your clothes etc when you are travelling :

Just throw your bags in the back of the car.

a garment bag

2 amount the amount that a bag will hold

bag of

a bag of popcorn

3 old/stupid bag spoken an insulting word for an old woman :

You silly old bag!

4 a lot of something bags of something especially British English spoken a lot of something 同义词 plenty :

She’s got bags of money.

No need to rush – we’ve got bags of time.

5 pack your bags informal to leave a place where you have been living, usually after an argument :

We told her to pack her bags at once.

6 eyes bags [复数形式] dark circles or loose skin under your eyes, usually because of old age or being tired

7 a bag of bones informal a person or animal who is too thin

8 in the bag informal certain to be won or achieved :

The governor’s advisors believe the election is in the bag.

9 trousers bags [复数形式] British English old-fashioned loose-fitting trousers :

Oxford bags

10 not sb’s bag old-fashioned informal something that someone is not very interested in or not very good at :

Thanks, but dancing is not really my bag.

11 bag and baggage British English with all your possessions :

They threw her out of the house, bag and baggage.

12 hunting [通常单数形式] British English the number of birds or animals that someone kills when they go hunting :

We had a good bag that day.

→ sleeping bag , airbag , duffel bag , tote bag , beanbag , punchbag , sandbag 1 , teabag , → let the cat out of the bag at cat ( 2 ) , → be left holding the bag at hold 1 ( 26 ) , → a mixed bag at mixed ( 6 )

COLLOCATIONS

types

a plastic/polythene/paper bag Store the beans in a paper bag in the fridge.

a carrier bag (= for carrying shopping, usually made of plastic ) The supermarket no longer gives free carrier bags.

a shopping bag She loaded her shopping bags into the back of the car.

a school bag Hey, don’t forget your school bag!

a sports bag I noticed that the man was wearing trainers and carrying a sports bag.

a shoulder bag (= one that is carried over your shoulder ) Big shoulder bags are fashionable this year.

a leather/canvas bag She was carrying a smart leather bag.

a clutch bag (= a small woman’s bag that you hold in one hand ) For the evening all you need is a little clutch bag.

an evening bag (= a small bag that a woman takes out with her in the evening ) She put her lipstick in a black velvet evening bag.

a beach bag (= to take to the beach ) I bought a big striped beach bag.

an overnight bag (= a small suitcase or bag for a short stay somewhere ) All you need to take is an overnight bag.

a travel bag (= a suitcase or bag taken with you when you travel ) Your travel bag must not weigh more than 20 kilos.

a sponge/toilet bag (= for carrying your soap, toothpaste, shampoo etc ) I left my sponge bag in the hotel bathroom.

a bin/dustbin bag British English Use the black bin bags provided by the council.

动词

a bag contains something Lisa was carrying the bag containing the beach towels.

a bag holds something I don’t think that bag will hold all those books..

open/close a bag The customs officer opened my bag.

empty a bag I’ve emptied my bags and I still can’t find it.

pack a bag (= put things in it preparing to go somewhere ) Mum packed a bag for a day at the beach.

unpack a bag She unpacked her bags and put her clothes away.