pack

US: /ˈpæk/
UK: /pˈæk/


English Vietnamese dictionary


pack /pæk/
  • danh từ
    • bó, gói; ba lô (quần áo)
    • đàn, bầy (chó săn, chó sói...)
      • pack of wolves: bầy chó sói
      • pack of grouse: đàn gà gô trắng
      • pack of U-boats: một đội tàu ngầm Đức
    • lũ, loạt, lô
      • a pack of fools: một lũ ngốc
      • a pack of lies: một loạt những lời nói láo
      • a pack of troubles: một lô rắc rối phiền hà
    • bộ, cỗ (bài)
    • (thương nghiệp) kiện (hàng); khối lượng hàng (cá, hoa quả...) đóng gói trong một vụ; phương pháp đóng gói hàng
    • (thể dục,thể thao) hàng tiền đạo (bóng, bầu dục)
    • đám băng nổi ((cũng) pack ice)
    • (y học) khăn ướt để đắp, mền ướt để cuốn (người); sự đắp khăn ướt, sự cuốn mền ướt (vào người)
    • lượt đắp (kem đắp vào mặt cho mịn da...)
    • ngoại động từ
      • gói, bọc lại, buộc lại; đóng gói, đóng hộp, đóng kiện
      • tập hợp lại thành bầy (chó); sắp thành bộ, sắp thành cỗ (bài)
      • xếp chặt (vào hòm, hộp); ních người (vào phòng, xe)
        • to pack a bag with old clothes: xếp quần áo cũ vào bị
        • the car was packed with passangers: xe chật ních hành khách
      • thồ hàng lên (ngựa, súc vật...)
      • nhét, hàn, gắn (khe hở)
      • (y học) đắp khăn ướt lên, cuốn mền ướt vào (người)
      • xếp người phe mình (vào hội đồng giám khảo...) để chiếm đa số khi quyết định
      • (thể dục,thể thao), (từ lóng) nện, giáng
        • to pack a punch: nện một quả đấm (quyền Anh)
    • nội động từ
      • ((thường) + up) sắp xếp hành lý
      • đóng gói, đóng kiện
        • dry food packs easity: thực phẩm khô để đóng gói
      • tụ tập thành bầy, tụ tập thành đàn
      • khăn gói ra đi, cuốn gói
        • to send somebody packing: đuổi ai đi, tống cổ ai đi
      • to pack off
        • tống tiền (ai), cho (ai) đi xa, tống cổ (ai) đi
      • khăn gói ra đi, cuốn gói
      • to pack it in
        • (từ lóng) làm xong, hoàn thành
      • to pack it up
        • (từ lóng) thôi ngừng
      • to pack up
        • (từ lóng) không chạy, chết máy, không nổ (máy...)

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb
    put into container
    1 to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home: [V] I haven't packed yet. + [VN] I haven't packed my suitcase yet. + He packed a bag with a few things and was off. + He packed a few things into a bag. + Did you pack the camera? + [VNN] I've packed you some food for the journey.
    Antonym: UNPACK
    2 [VN] ~ sth (up) (in / into sth) to put sth into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold: The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US. + I carefully packed up the gifts. + He found a part-time job packing eggs.
    Antonym: UNPACK
    protect
    3 [VN] ~ sth (in / with sth) to protect sth that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material: The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.
    preserve food
    4 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to preserve food in a particular substance: fish packed in ice
    fill
    5 to fill sth with a lot of people or things: [V, +adv./prep.] We all packed together into one car. + [VN] Fans packed the hall to see the band. + Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
    See also - PACKED OUT, PACKED
    snow / soil
    6 [VN] ~ sth (down) to press sth such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass: Pack the earth down around the plant. + a patch of packed snow
    carry gun
    7 [VN] (AmE, informal) to carry sth dangerous, especially a gun: to pack a gun + A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
    Idioms: pack a (powerful, real, etc.) punch (informal)
    1 (of a boxer) to be capable of hitting sb very hard
    2 to have a powerful effect on sb: The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.
    pack your bags (informal) to leave a person or place permanently, especially after a disagreement
    more at SEND
    Phrasal Verbs: pack away to be capable of being folded up small when it is not being used: The tent packs away in a small bag.
    pack sth<->away to put sth in a box, etc. when you have finished using it: We packed away the summer clothes.
    pack sb<->in [no passive] (of plays, performers, etc.) to attract a lot of people to see it/them: The show is still packing them in. + The band can always pack in the crowds.
    pack sth<->in (informal) to stop doing sth: She decided to pack in her job. + (especially BrE) Pack it in (= stop behaving badly or annoying me), you two!
    pack sb/sth in / into sth
    1 to do a lot of things in a limited period of time: You seem to have packed a lot into your life!
    2 to put a lot of things or people into a limited space: They've managed to pack a lot of information into a very small book.
    pack into sth to go somewhere in large numbers so that all available space is filled: Over 80 000 fans packed into the stadium to watch the final.
    See also - PACK (5)
    pack sb<->off (to ...) (informal) to send sb somewhere, especially because you do not want them with you: My parents always packed me off to bed early. + In the summer the kids were packed off to stay with their grandparents.
    pack sth<->out (of shows, performers, etc.) to attract enough people to completely fill a theatre, etc: The band can still pack out concert halls.
    See also - PACKED OUT
    pack up (informal, especially BrE) (of a machine) to stop working: The fax machine's packed up again.
    pack up
    pack (sth)<->up
    1 to put your possessions into a bag, etc. before leaving a place: Are you packing up already? It's only 4 o'clock. + We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments.
    2 (BrE, informal) to stop doing sth, especially a job: What made you pack up a good job like that?
    See also - PACK (2)
    + noun
    container
    1 [C] (especially AmE) a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of sth, ready to be sold: a pack of cigarettes / gum + You can buy the disks in packs of ten.
    Compare: PACKAGE, PACKET
    See also - FLAT-PACK, SIX-PACK
    set
    2 [C] a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose: Send for your free information pack today.
    things tied for carrying
    3 [C] a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying: donkeys carrying packs of wool + (figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).
    large bag
    4 [C] a large bag that you carry on your back, with straps that fit over your shoulders: We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
    See also - BACKPACK, FANNY PACK
    of animals
    5 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting: packs of savage dogs + wolves hunting in packs + a pack of hounds
    of people
    6 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of: We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside. + He's the leader of the pack. + Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
    7 [C+sing./pl. v.] all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc: measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack
    of cards
    8 (BrE) (also deck AmE, BrE) [C] a complete set of 52 playing cards: a pack of cards + During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.
    of cubs / brownies
    9 [C+sing./pl. v.] an organized group of CUBS or BROWNIES: to join a Brownie pack
    for wound
    10 [C] a hot or cold piece of soft material that absorbs liquid, used for treating a wound
    See also - ICE PACK, FACE PACK
    Idioms see JOKER

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 parcel, package, packet, bundle, bale, backpack, knapsack, rucksack, haversack, kitbag, kit, duffle or duffel bag:
    The stranger hoisted his pack onto his shoulder and loped off.
    2 load, lot, bunch, multitude, heap, pile, accumulation, mass, amassment, mess, barrel, peck:
    She told the jury a pack of lies.
    3 group, collection, assembly, assemblage, congregation, gathering, crowd, number, throng, horde, mass, crew, gang, body, lots, loads, band, company, party, set, flock, herd, drove, mob, swarm, bevy, covey, circle, coterie, clique:
    A huge pack of people were waiting at the stage door for the star to emerge.
    4 deck:
    We ought to have two packs of cards for bridge.
    v.
    5 Often, pack in or into. package, bale, bundle, compact, crowd, cram, jam, fill, stuff, squeeze, ram, press, wedge, tamp:
    They packed us into the train like sardines. I packed as much as I could into the short time I had left
    6 pack it in. stop, cease, end, finish, quit, wind up, terminate, give up, call it a day, Colloq chuck:
    Edward finally packed it in because they were giving him too much trouble
    7 pack off. dismiss, send off or away, bundle off or out, hustle off or out or away, get rid of, drive off or away, order off or away or out, send (someone) about his or her business:
    At the beginning of the war, Sally's mother packed her off to America to stay with her aunt
    8 pack up.
    (a) get or gather together, put away, store:
    Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.
    (b) quit, stop, break down, fail, give out, stall, die, give up the ghost, Colloq conk out, have had it:
    After three days crossing the desert, the engine finally packed up.

    Collocation dictionary


    1 things put together for carrying

    ADJ.

    heavy

    VERB + PACK

    carry

    PACK + NOUN

    animal, horse, mule

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    The water in his pack made it very heavy.

    2 things supplied together

    ADJ.

    cigarette | battery, power | gift, sample | action, information, resource, starter, study, training

    PACK + VERB

    contain sth, include sth
    Your resource pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    How many needles are there in a pack?
    | ~ of
    It comes in packs of six. a pack of cigarettes

    3 group of animals

    ADJ.

    wolf | hunting

    VERB + PACK

    lead

    PACK + NOUN

    instinct

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    the dominant animal in the pack
    | in ~s
    The animals hunt in packs.
    | ~ of
    a pack of dogs/wolves

    PHRASES

    the leader of the pack

    4 playing cards

    VERB + PACK

    shuffle | cut

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    There are 52 playing cards in a pack.

    PHRASES

    the bottom/top of the pack
    Take a card from the top of the pack.
    | a pack of cards


    Concise English dictionary


    packs|packed|packingpæk
    noun
    +a large indefinite number
    +a complete collection of similar things
    +a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
    +an association of criminals
    +an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    +a group of hunting animals
    +a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
    +a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
    +a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
    verb
    +arrange in a container
    +fill to capacity
    +compress into a wad
    +carry, as on one's back
    +set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
    +have with oneself; have on one's person
    +press tightly together or cram
    +hike with a backpack
    +press down tightly
    +seal with packing
    +have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
    +load with a pack
    +treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood