pacify
1430 I
objector ► paci-fist adj. [usually before
noun]: pacifist beliefs
pacify
/’paesifai/
verb (paci-fies,
paci-fy-ing, paci fied, paci fied) [VN] 1 to make sb who is angry or upset
become calm and quiet T Ofr ;
7 M ; &c It Hn placate: The baby could not be pacified, IgAtfe ihA# JL1$ ^7*
o 0 The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd. @ 2
to
bring
peace to an area where there
is fighting or a war 7 S ► paci-fi-ca-tion /.paesifTkeiJn/ noun [U]
pack 0"w /peek/ verb, noun
m verb
►
PUT INTO CONTAINER 1 to put clothes, etc. into
a bag in preparation
for a trip away from home
( ft 7 ) ; S ) : [v] 7 haven’t
packed yet. &
O [VN] I haven’t packed my
suitcase yet. ft #? %0 o He packed a bag with a
few
things and was off. 7 JlfWc&Sfc
a few things into a
bag. THYRSI o 0 Did
you
pack the camera? o [VNN] I’ve packed
you some food for the
journey.
$c T
'k$lo 2 [VN] ~ sth (up) (in/into sth) to put sth into a
container so that it can be stored, transported or sold YL ^ ; 7, H : The
pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the
UNPACK
►
PROTECT ^^,3 [VN] - sth (in/with sth) to protect sth that breaks easily by surrounding it
with soft material
( ) -. Thepaintings
were carefully packed in
newspaper,
j&^lii jft
«7fe3t0
►
PRESERVE FOOD i%{{- fft 4 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to preserve
food in a particular
substance ( $£$1:
fish packed in ice J® fHJli.
►
FILL ifiA 5
to fill sth with a lot of people or things M
MM : [V +adv./prep.] We all
packed together into one car. flftH A M 0 O [VN] Fans packed
the hall to see the band. ^^^7: jCAff
#f#7.Kjt7iIo
—
see
also
packed(I), packed out
►
SNOW/SOIL if J.uAM 6 [VN] ~ sth (down) to press sth
such as snow or soil to form
a thick hard mass MfR; J7|£: Pack the earth down around the
plant. ]
H
W ± BE % o 0 a patch of packed snow — Jt jdE k
mm
►
CARRY GUN M
ft 7 (NAmE, informal) to carry a gun M
) : [VN] to pack a gun 0 [V] 7s
he packing?
►
STORM H jxi, M 8 [VN] to have sth ^ ^ fr : A storm packing
75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
IT»TO1 pack a (powerful, real, etc.) ‘punch (informal) 1 (of a boxer 7-) to be capable of hitting sb
very hard f^S^{±5 ®; tbSA 2 to have a powerful effect on sb 7 £ g A B
P|rI ; : The advertising
campaign packs quite a punch.
pack your ‘bags (informal) to
leave a person or place permanently, especially after a disagreement ( X frn 7 T # J& Is )
& iffi ft — more at send l^i;iTi .pack a’way to be capable of being
folded up small when it is not being used fgftS ( pM) : The
tent packs away in a small bag. tf I, .pack sth—a’way to put sth in a box,
etc. when you have finished using it ( We
packed away the summer
clothes.
To
pack
sb—in [no
passive] (of plays, performers, etc. jftjgij, 'M M Yf) to attract a lot of
people to see it/them BKAI ( ) : The show is still packing them in.
B<171 pack sth—1
in (informal) to
stop doing sth it#EEEJgiveup: She decided to pack in her job. MAaSSIIRATTo 0 (especially BrE) Pack it in (= stop behaving badly
or annoying me), you two! #ij|if7, Mlffi! .pack sb/sth
‘in/’into sth 1
to
do a lot of things in a limited period of time f£ ( ^
PH (
AMT# ) : You seem to have packed a lot into your life! ! 2 to put a
lot of things or people into a
limited space & (
lh]M ) MJ& ( ) ; Mm HEIcramin:
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 'JUfl HEl cram : Over 80 000 fans
packed into the stadium to watch the final. * 8 p^^IiATMtilf^io — see also pack v.(5) .pack sb— off (to ... ) (informal) to send sb somewhere,
especially because you do not want them with you IE--ATAT: My parents always
packed me off to bed early. .pack sth-
‘out (of shows, performers, etc. fUM#) to
attract enough people to completely fill a theatre, etc. <jl ( ) ; {£• - il®: The band can still pack
out
concert halls. &1T*M»„ —see also
packed out .pack ‘up (informal, especially
BrE) (of
a machine #1 ^) to stop working £rihl#; J7 7 : The fax machine’s
packed up again. # 7 o .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 0 We arrived
just as the
musicians were packing up their
instruments. j|] IU ^ — see also pack v.(1) 2
(BrE,
informal) to stop doing sth,
especially a job ^ it; Mi HE1 give up : What made you pack up a good job like that? ft- AE®i£#SIA7IP£KJl#?
■
noun
►
CONTAINER ^ £g 1 [C] (especially NAmE) a container,
usually made of paper, that
holds a number of the same thing or an amount of sth, ready to be sold ( SrI$ it'k-.
a pack of cigarettes/gum -
^HHB/ 0 You
can buy the disks in packs of ten.
^mM—
picture o packaging —
compare package n.(2), packet(I) — see also
FLAT-PACK,
SIX-PACK
►
SET If 2 [C] a set of
different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose ( —
H:
Send for your free information pack today. 7 AIft ^5? ft* # fa
►
THINGS TIED FOR CARRYING 3 [C] a
number of things that are
wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying —jffl,
M ) : donkeys carrying
packs of wool
0
(figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is
completely false). ifWo
►
LARGE BAG 4 [C] a large bag that you
carry on your back A#f3: We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
—
see also backpack n., fanny pack
►
OF ANIMALS zjjty) 5 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of animals
that hunt together or are kept for hunting — H
^6] ) : packs of savage dogs 0 wolves hunting
in packs 0 a pack of hounds
►
OF PEOPLE A 6 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of similar
people
or things, especially
one that you do not like or approve of H i‘K
: We avoided a pack of
journalists waiting outside. #iB
#0
0 He’s the leader of the pack. MSP7HIMAr @ „
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 mp 8 (BrE) (also deck NAmE, BrE) [C] a
complete set of 52 playing cards —-MU ( jAj 52 ) : a
pack of cards — — picture o playing card
►
OF CUBS/BROWNfES l>] / it
i'J] -it 'f\ 9 [C+sing./pl. v.] an organized group of Cubs/Cub Scouts or Brownies
—
PA ( M )
: to join a Brownie pack jjp
i
►
FOR WOUND Jf] T ifj | 10 [C] a hot or cold piece of soft
material that absorbs liquid,
used for treating a wound
( Jftft —
see also face
PACK, ICE
PACK, MUD PACK TTtTT^ see joker
pack-age On* /'paekid3/ noun, verb noun 1 (especially NAmE) = parcel n.(l) ■ A large
package has arrived for you. ItTo