| 词汇 | sackcloth |
| 释义 | sackclothWord family adjectivesackablesacklikenounsackfulsackingsackclothsack racesackagesackersack Material & textiles sack·cloth /ˈsæk-klɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ (also sacking /ˈsækɪŋ/) noun [uncountableU] 1. TIMrough cloth used for making sacks 麻袋布，粗麻布 2. wear sackcloth and ashes British EnglishBrESORRY/APOLOGIZE to behave in a way that shows everyone you are sorry about something wrong you have done 〔向大家〕忏悔，表示悔恨 Examples from the Corpus wear sackcloth and ashes• I have no wish to see Aitken go through the rest of his life wearing sackcloth and ashes. Examples from the Corpus sackcloth• Hearing the man, Dara stripped off his sackcloth cloak and threw it down.• In ten seconds or so I would be either triumphant or in sackcloth and ashes.• She had chosen for herself the human equivalent of sackcloth and ashes, and she denounced herself for a masochist.• I have no wish to see Aitken go through the rest of his life wearing sackcloth and ashes. |
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