ruck·sack
noun/ˈrʌksæk/
/ˈrʌksæk/
(British English) (also backpack North American English, British English)
- a bag that you carry on your back, made of strong material and often used by people who go climbing or walking
enlarge image（常指登山或远足用的）背包，旅行包 - She slung her rucksack over her shoulder.
她把背包挎到肩上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysb2- He had a large rucksack on.
他背着一个大背包。 - He had very little in his rucksack.
他的背包里只有很少的东西。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + rucksack- pack
- open
- put on
- …
- in a/the rucksack
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German, from rucken (dialect variant of Rücken ‘back’) + Sack ‘bag, sack’. - She slung her rucksack over her shoulder.