common name for the North American bushytailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) 1885, from pack (v.); so called from the rodents' habit of dragging objects off to their holes. Used figuratively or allusively from c. 1850 of persons who won't discard anything, which means either the rat's name is older than the record or the human sense is the original one.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.
我盡量言簡(jiǎn)意賅。
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2. It shows a fox being disembowelled by a pack of hounds.
畫面中一只狐貍正被一群獵狗撕咬得腸子外流。
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3. Pack the fruits and nuts into the jars and cover with brandy.
把水果和堅(jiān)果放進(jìn)罐子里，用白蘭地酒浸泡。
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4. Prisons are having to pack in as many inmates as possible.
監(jiān)獄只好拼命往里面塞犯人。
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5. The Socialists may still finish ahead of the pack.