pack 1 S2 W3 / pæk / 动词 #

1 clothes [及物/不及物动词] ( also pack up ) to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere :

I forgot to pack my razor.

Have you finished packing yet?

pack your things/belongings

Kelly packed her things before breakfast.

pack a bag/case

You’d better pack your bags. We’re leaving in an hour.

pack somebody something

Shall I pack us a picnic?

2 goods [及物动词] ( also pack up ) to put something into a box or other container, so that it can be moved, sold, or stored

pack something in/into something

Now wild mushrooms are available all year, packed in handy 25 g boxes.

3 crowd [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 , transitive ] to go in large numbers into a space, or to make people or animals do this, until the space is too full

pack into/in/onto

Fifty thousand fans packed into the stadium.

The sheep had been packed into a truck and transported without food or water.

4 protect something [及物动词] to cover or fill an object with soft material so that it does not get damaged

pack in/with

Glass must be packed in several layers of paper.

5 snow/soil etc to press snow, soil, sand etc down so that it becomes hard and firm

pack something down

Pack the soil down firmly.

6 pack your bags informal to leave a place and not return, especially because of a disagreement

7 pack a gun American English informal to carry a gun

8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch ( also pack a wallop ) informal to have a very strong or impressive effect :

The Spanish wine, with the flavour of honey, packed quite a punch.

→ send somebody packing at send ( 11 )

pack something ↔ away 短语动词

to put something back in a box, case etc where it is usually kept :

Christmas was over and the decorations packed away.

pack in 短语动词

1 pack something ↔ in ( also pack something into something ) to do a lot in a limited period of time, or fit a lot of information, ideas etc into a limited space :

We packed a lot of sightseeing into two weeks.

In an essay of 2,000 words, you can pack a lot in.

2 pack somebody ↔ in informal if a film, play etc packs people in, it attracts large numbers to come and see it :

Any film starring Tom Cruise always packs them in.

3 pack something ↔ in British English informal to stop doing a job or activity that you are not enjoying :

After one year, I packed in university.

Sometimes I feel like packing it all in and going off travelling.

4 pack it in British English spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you

5 British English informal if a machine packs in, it stops working because there is something wrong with it 同义词 pack up :

Halfway to the airport, the engine packed in.

pack somebody/something off 短语动词 informal

to send someone to stay somewhere for a period of time

pack somebody/something off to

My parents used to pack us off to camp every summer.

pack up 短语动词

1 to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere :

Most of the holidaymakers had packed up and gone.

pack something ↔ up

I gave her a hand packing up her clothes and stuff.

2 pack something ↔ up to put something into a box or other container, so that it can be moved, sold, or stored :

Don’t worry. The removal men will pack everything up.

3 informal to finish work at the end of the day :

‘What time do you pack up?’ ‘Oh, about six.’

4 British English informal if a machine packs up, it stops working because there is something wrong with it 同义词 pack in :

The photocopier’s packed up again.

5 pack something ↔ up British English informal to stop doing something, especially a job :

He packed up his teaching job after only three months.

pack 2 S2 W3 noun [可数名词] #

1 things wrapped together something wrapped in paper or packed in a box and then sent by post or taken somewhere pack of a pack of three T-shirts Send away for your free information pack today. → six-pack ( 1 ) 2 small container especially American English a small container, usually made of paper, that something is sold in SYN packet British English pack of a pack of cigarettes a 10 oz pack of frozen peas 3 bag especially British English a bag that you carry on your back, especially when climbing or walking, used to carry equipment, clothes etc SYN rucksack British English , backpack 4 cards ( also pack of cards ) a complete set of playing card s SYN deck 5 animals a group of wild animals that hunt together, or a group of dogs trained to hunt together :
a wolf pack pack of a pack of hounds 6 group of people a group of the same type of people, especially a group who you do not approve of pack of A pack of reporters were waiting outside. 7 be leading the pack/be ahead of the pack to be more successful than the other people or companies you are competing against 8 pack of lies informal something you are told that is completely untrue :
Don’t believe what it says in the paper – it’s a pack of lies. 9 Cub/Brownie pack a group of children who belong to a particular children’s organization → Cub Scout , brownie , girl scout 10 on a wound a thick soft piece of cloth that you press on a wound to stop the flow of blood SYN compress → ice pack