词组 | pack in |
释义 | pack in 1. pack in sth • pack sth in informal to stop doing something, especially a job that you find unpleasant or annoying: ▪ Geraint packed in his job and went travelling in Australia. pack it in/pack it all in ▪ At times like this I feel like packing it all in. It's ridiculous the amount of work we're expected to do. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑jack in BrE informal, ↑quit 2. pack it in! BrE spoken informal used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you: ▪ "Susan just punched me!" "Well pack it in, both of you!" ■ SIMILAR TO: knock it off! spoken informal, cut it out! spoken informal 3. pack sb in BrE to tell a boyfriend or girlfriend that you want to end the relationship: ▪ He's always letting her down - I think she should pack him in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dump, ↑finish with 4. pack sth in • pack in sth to do a lot of different things, and visit a lot of different places in a short period of time: ▪ Seven days isn't long for a holiday, but you can pack a lot in if you try hard. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cram in 5. pack sb in • pack in sb if a film, play, performer etc packs people in, large numbers of people come to watch them: ▪ Brad Pitt's latest film has packed in audiences across the country. ▪ Dance-pop star Gloria Estefan is packing them in at the Oakland Coliseum. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull in |
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