bag
30 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural bags
plural bags
Learner's definition of BAG
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[count]
a : a container made of thin material (such as paper, plastic, or cloth) that opens at the top and is used for holding or carrying things纸袋；塑料袋；布袋
- She packed her lunch in a paper bag.她把午餐打包装在纸袋里。
- (US) a garbage/trash bag = (Brit) a rubbish bag垃圾袋
- (US) shopping bags = (Brit) carrier bags [=plastic or paper bags used for holding items bought at a store]购物袋
- (US) grocery bags杂货袋
b : a soft container carried by a woman and used to hold money and other small things (such as keys or makeup)（女士）手提包 — see also handbag, shoulder bag
- She put the pencil in her bag.她把铅笔放进了手提包。
c : a container used for carrying personal things (such as clothes) when you are going somewhere手提箱；旅行包 — usually plural通常用复数
- an overnight bag短途旅行包
- a gym bag运动包
- We carried our bags [=suitcases, luggage] to the hotel room.我们把行李带进酒店房间。
- She packed her bags and left.她收拾好行李走了。
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[count] : the amount of something that is inside a bag一袋（的量）
- We ate two bags [=bagfuls] of potato chips.我们吃了两袋炸土豆条。
- a bag of apples/flour/fertilizer一袋苹果/面粉/化肥
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bags [plural] : an area of swollen and often dark skin under a person's eyes黑眼圈；眼袋
- a tired old man with bags under his eyes眼袋下垂的疲惫老人
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[singular] informal + old-fashioned : something that a person likes to do : something that a person does well爱好；特长
- Housecleaning isn't her bag. [=she doesn't like housecleaning]她不喜欢打扫房屋。
- I've tried living in the city, but it's just not my bag.我尝试过居住在城里，但那不是我喜欢的生活。
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[count] baseball : a square white bag that marks the position of first base, second base, and third base垒；垒包；垒垫
- He slid into the bag and was safe at second base.他滑进垒包，成功上二垒。
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[count] informal — used as an insulting word for an old woman老太婆；老婆子
- Shut up, you old bag!闭嘴，你这个老娘们！
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bags [plural] British, informal : a large amount of something大量；许多
- There's no need to hurry. We've still got bags [=lots] of time.不用着急，我们还有很多时间
a bag of nerves
bag and baggage
chiefly British : with all of your possessions连同全部财物
- He got rid of the visitors, bag and baggage. [=altogether, completely]他把那些来访者连人带东西一股脑儿给赶走了
hold the bag
in the bag
informal : sure to happen十拿九稳；确定无疑 : certain to be successful稳操胜券
- Their success was in the bag. [=guaranteed]他们胜券在握。
- We had the game in the bag [=sewn up] by the end of first half.上半场结束时，我们已经稳操胜券了
- She seemed to have the election in the bag. [=she seemed sure to win the election]她赢得选举似乎已成定局。
let the cat out of the bag
2 bag /ˈbæg/ verb
bags; bagged; bagging
2 bag
/ˈbæg/
verb
bags; bagged; bagging
Learner's definition of BAG
[+ object]
1
: to put (something) into a bag把…装进袋子
- He got a job bagging groceries.他找了份给杂货装袋的工作。
2
: to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.捕杀，捕获（动物）
- The hunters bagged five deer altogether.猎人们一共捕获了五只鹿。
- We bagged 10 fish today.我们今天捞到10条鱼。
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informal : to get (something desired)获得；占有
- She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.她有望获得全队最佳球员的荣誉。
- I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.我占了最后一个座位，其他人只好站着。
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US, informal : to give up or leave (something)放弃；离开
- She decided to bag her job and move to the country.她决定放弃工作，搬到乡下去。
- He finally bagged his acting career and went back to school.他最终放弃了演艺事业，重返校园。