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in Vietnamese Hòm, bao tải

BrE /sæk/ AmE /sæk/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BAG [uncountable] B1

Hòm, bao tải

a large bag made of cloth, paper, or plastic used for carrying things such as food, fruit, vegetables, and flour

  • a sack of something

Collocations sack of potatoes · sack of flour

  • The farmer carried a sack of potatoes to the market.

    Người nông dân đã mang một hòm khoai tây đến chợ.

2 DISMISS [transitive] B1

Đuổi việc ai đó

to dismiss someone from their job, especially suddenly and without giving them a reason or warning

  • sack somebody

Collocations sacked the employee · sacked for incompetence

  • The boss sacked him without any warning.

    Sếp đã đuổi việc anh ta mà không có cảnh cáo nào.

3 PUNISH [transitive] B2

Kỷ luật ai đó bằng cách đuổi việc hoặc đuổi học

to punish someone by making them leave their job or school, especially as a result of bad behavior

  • sack somebody

Collocations sacked for misconduct · sacked from school

  • The student was sacked from school for cheating.

    Học sinh đã bị đuổi học vì gian lận.

4 DESTROY [transitive] C1

Xóa sổ một tòa nhà hoặc thị trấn hoàn toàn

to destroy a building or town completely, especially by bombing it during a war

  • sack something

Collocations sacked the city · sacked the village

  • The enemy sacked the town.

    Địch đã xóa sổ thị trấn.

5 PULL DOWN [transitive] C1

Xé bỏ một tòa nhà hoặc các công trình xây dựng

to pull down a building or buildings, especially to make space for something new

  • sack something

Collocations sacked the old buildings · sacked to make way for new development

  • They sacked the old houses to build a shopping center.

    Họ đã xé bỏ các ngôi nhà cũ để xây trung tâm mua sắm.

6 PUNISHMENT [uncountable] B2

Đòn phạt ai đó vì đã làm điều sai trái

a punishment given to someone who has done something wrong, especially being dismissed from a job or school

  • be in for a sack

Collocations in for a sack · got the sack

  • He's in for a sack if he keeps coming late.

    Anh ta sẽ bị đuổi việc nếu tiếp tục đến muộn.

7 BAG [countable] B1

Hòm, bao tải

a large bag made of cloth, paper, or plastic used for carrying things such as food, fruit, vegetables, and flour (alternative definition)

  • a sack of something

Collocations sack of potatoes · sack of flour

  • She bought a sack of rice.

    Cô ấy đã mua một hòm gạo.

8 PUNISHMENT [uncountable] B2

Đòn phạt ai đó vì đã làm điều sai trái

a punishment given to someone who has done something wrong, especially being dismissed from a job or school (alternative definition)

  • be in for a sack

Collocations in for a sack · got the sack

  • She's got the sack.

    Cô ấy đã bị đuổi việc.