释义 |
pack /pæk/► SEE ALLahead of the packpack your bagspack it ina pack of liespack a (hard, etc.) punchpack them inpack the housethe joker in the pack ●ahead of the ˈpackif a person, company, etc. is ahead of the pack, they start to do sth before other people, especially their rivals 处于领先位置;率先去做(尤指先于对手)◆The company was ahead of the pack in recognizing the huge potential of the Internet. 这家公司率先意识到因特网的巨大潜力。●ˌpack your ˈbags (informal) prepare to leave a place permanently, especially after a disagreement 收拾东西走人;(尤指产生分歧后)永远地离开◆He hadn’t paid any rent for three months so she told him to pack his bags. 他三个月没交房租了,所以她让他收拾东西搬走。●ˌpack it ˈin (informal, especially BrE) stop doing sth 停止做某事◆Your guitar playing is getting on my nerves. Pack it in, will you? 你弹吉他的声音让我心烦意乱,别弹了,行吗?◆I didn’t like my last job so I packed it in. 我不喜欢上一份工作,所以就辞职不干了。●a ˌpack of ˈlies (informal) a lot of lies told at the same time 谎话连篇;一派谎言◆The police discovered that her story was a pack of lies. 警方发现她的话全是谎言。◆He told me a pack of lies when I asked him about previous jobs. 当我问他以前的工作时,他没一句实话。●ˌpack a (hard, etc.) ˈpunch (informal) 1. be able to hit very hard 能重拳出击;能重击◆He’s a boxer who packs a nasty punch! 他是个能出重拳的拳击手!2. have a powerful effect on sb 产生巨大影响;十分有效◆Their latest advertising campaign packs a hard punch. 他们最近大做广告,产生了很大的影响。◆Don’t drink too much of his home-made beer — it packs quite a punch! 别喝太多他的这种家酿啤酒,后劲可大着呢!●ˌpack them ˈin●ˌpack the ˈhouseattract a large audience; fill a theatre, hall, etc. 吸引大批的观众;(剧场、礼堂等)爆满◆This group’s been playing for twenty years but they’re still packing them in. 这支乐队演出二十年了,可是依然吸引着大批的观众。◆The city orchestra always plays to a packed house. 市交响乐队的演出场场爆满。●the ˌjoker in the ˈpacka person or thing who could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted 难以捉摸的人;不可预料的因素◆Everyone knew each other well, except for the new guy Jason, who was the joker in the pack.大家彼此都很了解,只有那个新来的家伙贾森让人捉摸不透。 NOTE The pack here is a set of playing cards. In every pack there are two extra cards, which are called jokers. * pack 此处指一副牌。每副牌里有两张外加的牌,称为 jokers (王牌)。 |