pack
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they pack | |
he / she / it packs | |
past simple packed | |
past participle packed | |
-ing form packing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home 收拾(行李);装(箱) I haven't packed yet. 我还没收拾行李呢。 I have to start packing for my trip. 我得开始为我的旅行打包行李了。 - pack something
I haven't packed my suitcase yet. 我的行李箱还没收拾好呢。 I packed my bags and left. 我收拾好行李就走了。 Did you pack the camera? 你装进照相机了吗? - pack A with B
He packed a bag with a few things and was off. 他装了几件衣物就走了。 - pack B into A
He packed a few things into a bag. 他装了几件衣物。 - pack somebody something
I've packed you some food for the journey. 我给你打点了些路上吃的食物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- tightly
- …
- in
- into
- [transitive]
to put something into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold 打包;包装 - pack something in/into something
The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US. 陶器已装箱运往美国。 - pack something up
I carefully packed up the gifts. 我小心翼翼地把礼品包好。 - pack something up in/into something
Ryan busied himself packing everything up into bags. 瑞安忙着把所有东西都装进袋子里。 - pack something
He found a part-time job packing eggs. 他找了一份包装鸡蛋的兼职工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- tightly
- …
- in
- into
- pack something in/into something
- [transitive] pack something (in/with something)
to protect something that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material (在四周填入软料以)包装(易损物品) - [transitive] pack something (in something)
to preserve food in a particular substance (用某物)保存,保藏 fish packed in ice 用冰块保存的鱼
- [intransitive, transitive]
to fill something with a lot of people or things 塞进;挤进 - + adv./prep.
We all packed together into one car. 我们大家挤进一辆汽车里。 - pack something (with something)
Fans packed the hall to see the band. 乐迷为了一睹乐队风采,把大厅挤得水泄不通。 Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry. 把报纸塞进湿鞋子里,这样干得快。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- into
- be packed full of something
- be packed out
- be packed to bursting
- …
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive] pack something (down)
to press something such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass 堆积;压实 - [transitive, intransitive] pack (something) (North American English, informal)
to carry a gun 佩带,携带(枪支) - [transitive] pack something
to have something 夹带着
put into container装入容器
protect保护
preserve food保存食品
fill填入
snow/soil雪;土壤
carry gun携枪
storm暴风雨
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.
Idioms
pack your bags
- (informal)
to leave a person or place permanently, especially after an argument (尤指产生分歧后)永远离开
pack a (powerful, real, etc.) punch (informal)
(of a boxer )拳击手 to be capable of hitting somebody very hard 能重拳出击;能重击 to have a powerful effect on somebody 产生巨大影响;十分有效力
send somebody packing
- (informal)
to tell somebody clearly or rudely to go away 叫某人卷铺盖走人;撵某人走 She tried to interfere but I sent her packing. 她想多管闲事,我把她赶走了!