sack

• Существительное с несколькими значениями, включая сумку для переноски покупок, закрытое пространство, количество, содержащееся в мешке, тип испанского вина, свободную женскую куртку, подвесную кровать, свободное платье, разграбление места или увольнение с работы.

A noun with multiple meanings, including a bag for carrying purchases, an enclosed space, a quantity contained in a sack, a type of Spanish wine, a woman's loose jacket, a hanging bed, a loose-fitting dress, the plundering of a place, or the termination of someone's employment.

1. Shopping bagA1formal

   A bag made of paper or plastic used to hold a customer's purchases.

   Пакет

   • The cashier put my groceries in a paper sack.
   • She carried her new clothes in a plastic sack.
   • Please bring your own reusable sack to the store.

   Synonymsbagcarrier bagpaper bagplastic bagpokeshopping bag

2. Enclosed spaceB1formal

   An enclosed area or compartment.

   Замкнутое пространство

   • The pilot climbed into the sack of the cockpit.
   • The sleeping bag is a warm sack for camping.
   • He crawled into the small sack of the tent.

   Synonymsbagpouchsac

3. Container quantityA2formal

   The amount that a sack can hold.

   Мешок (как мера)

   • He bought a sack of potatoes from the market.
   • The recipe calls for a sack of flour.
   • A sack of rice weighs about 25 kilograms.

   Synonymsbagbagfulsackful

4. Spanish wineC1formalbritish

   A type of light, dry, strong white wine from Spain and the Canary Islands, including sherry.

   Херес

   • They served a fine sack with the dessert.
   • The old tavern was known for its imported sack.
   • He ordered a glass of dry sack from the Canary Islands.

   Synonymssherry

5. B2formalamerican

   A woman's full, loose jacket that reaches the hips.

   Свободный жакет

   • She wore a stylish sack over her dress.
   • The fashion designer introduced a new sack for the autumn collection.
   • Her sack was made of soft wool.

   Synonymssacque

6. A2informal

   A hanging bed made of canvas or rope netting, usually suspended between two trees, that swings easily.

   Гамак

   • He relaxed in a sack between two palm trees.
   • The children love to play in the sack in the backyard.
   • She hung a sack on the porch for afternoon naps.

   Synonymshammock

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения увольнения кого-либо с работы или разграбления места, особенно в контексте войны.

A verb used to indicate the act of dismissing someone from employment, or to plunder or loot a place, especially in a war context.

1. Plunder a town after captureB2formal

   To loot or destroy a captured town or city, typically by an invading army.

   Разграбить

   • The invading army proceeded to sack the city, taking everything of value.
   • Historical records describe how the Vikings would sack coastal villages.
   • The general ordered his troops to sack the town as punishment for resistance.

   Synonymsdespoillootmaraudpillageplunderransackravage

2. Terminate employmentB1informal

   To dismiss someone from their job, often abruptly or for cause.

   Уволить

   • The company decided to sack the manager after the financial scandal.
   • He was sacked for repeatedly arriving late to work.
   • They threatened to sack anyone caught using their phones during shifts.

   Synonymsaxebootcandischargedismissfirelay offlet goterminate

   Antonymsappointemployengagehireretain

3. Make a net profitB2informal

   To earn or gain a certain amount of money as profit, often in a business context.

   Заработать

   • The entrepreneur sacked a tidy sum from the sale of his startup.
   • They managed to sack over a million dollars in the first quarter.
   • After expenses, he still sacked a decent profit from the deal.

   Synonymsclearnet

4. Put in a sackA2formal

   To place items into a bag or sack for storage or transport.

   Упаковывать в мешок

   • The farmer sacked the potatoes for market delivery.
   • She sacked the groceries before leaving the store.
   • They sacked the grain to keep it dry during the journey.

   Synonymsbagpackpouchsack up

   Antonymsdumpemptypourspillunloadunpack

Phrasal variantssack outsack up