| 释义 |
sack /sæk/► SEE ALLgive sb/get the sackhit the sack/hay
●give sb/get the ˈsack (informal) tell sb/be told to leave a job, usually because of sth that you have done wrong （被）解雇，炒鱿鱼◆If you don’t work harder you’ll get the sack.
你要是不加倍努力工作，就会被炒鱿鱼。◆She gave him the sack because he was always late.
因为他总是迟到，她把他解雇了。 ORIGIN This may refer to a servant losing their job. They were given their sack (= bag) of belongings and told to leave the house. 这个习语可能原指仆人遭解雇的事。雇主将铺盖卷交给他们并叫他们走人。●hit the ˈsack/ˈhay (informal) go to bed 上床睡觉◆I think it’s time to hit the sack.我想该睡觉了。 ORIGIN Sack and hay both refer to simple beds. In the past a bed was often just a sack or piece of rough cloth with hay inside. Sailors in the navy also slept in hammocks (= a type of bed hung between two posts, etc.) similar to sacks. * sack 和 hay 均指简易床。旧时的床通常只是塞有干草的麻袋或粗布。海员则睡在与此相似的吊床（hammock）上。 |