( %Hn hbtm: Rome was sacked by

the Goths in 410. 410 A if M U # A if) & „

3 (in American football to knock down the

quarterback j&gV ( EtfKE. ) W.uVi .sack ‘out (NAmE, informal) to go to sleep or to bed A®; AJ^SI'h!; sack but /'saekbAt/ noun a type of trombone used in the Renaissance period 17

sack-cloth /'saekklnO; NAmE-klo:Q/ (also sack-ing) noun [U] a type of rough cloth made from jute, etc., used for making sacks fTJTH wear, put on, etc.

sackcloth and 'ashes to behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for sth that you have done ff t$;

It; ftm

sack ful /'saekful/ noun the amount contained in a sack —A$£ ( ) : two sackfuls of flour

sack-ing /'saekirj/ noun 1 [G] an act of sacking sb (= dismissing them from their job) 2 [U] = sackcloth

sac-ra-ment /'saekramant/ noun (in Christianity 3S1ffS0

1 [C] an important religious ceremony such as marriage, baptism or Communion

) 2 the sacrament [sing.] the bread and wine that are eaten and drunk during the service of Communion 5 # ( & ft ffi t# #1 * $i iS ) ► sac-ra-men-tal /.saekra'mentl/ adj. [usually before noun] : sacramental wine

sac-red /'seikrid/ adj. 1 connected with God or a god; considered to be holy : a sacred

image/shrine/temple A# /14 / Jfx 0 sacred music 7: A 0 Cows are sacred to Hindus. 14 IE T # A 5 °

2 very important and treated with great respect

ftfj; 75k fit 1$ HTfl sacrosanct : Human life must

always be sacred. Ai$1fe^fElf1Wl!^#^1##J#M₀ o For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything). £iB#Bt!l, 'M‘1f AJIA RT171&T ► sac-red-ness noun [U] — see also sanctity ,sacred 'cow noun (disapproving) a custom, system, etc. that has existed for a long time and that many people think should not be questioned or criticized

sac-ri-fice /'saekrifais/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C, U] the fact of giving up sth important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important; sth that you give up in this way f® 44; # ^: The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. M —^; ^ I'M ® A 111itE

14& 7fUS 44 ft ft o 0 Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education, A 7 it #4 §: H. if W#fe|F, MMAl# #.71|^4®44o O to make the final/ supreme sacrifice (= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.) 2 ~ (to sb) [C, U] the act of offering

sth to a god, especially an animal that has been killed in a special way; an animal, etc. that is offered in this way Hit; HfE; lAft Wttti; They offered

sacrifices to the gods. o a human

sacrifice (= a person killed as a sacrifice) uverb 1 [VN] ~ sth (for sb/sth) to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important for yourself or for another person 4B 44 ; M tB : She sacrificed everything for her children. M A T ~k 4B 44 T — ^0 ₀ o The designers have sacrificed speed for fuel economy, i£if # A7> ^'$£7I-4B44 7o 0 Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl? &&&&&-%&#%,

? 2 [VN, V] to kill an animal or a person and offer it or them to a god, in order to please the god \ZX ( A&zfa

m) mm

sac ri fi cial /.saekriftjl/ adj. [usually before noun] offered as a sacrifice jfjAI&MlfJ: a sacrificial lamb sac-ri-lege /‘saekralid3/ noun [U, sing.] an act of treating a holy thing or place without respect ( 7 7 14

(ft ) |H7: (figurative) It would be sacrilege to alter

the composer’s original markings.

> sac-ri-le-gious /,saekra'lid3as/ adj. sac-ris-tan /'saekristan/ noun a person whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a Christian church and

to prepare the altar for services (

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sac risty /'saekristi/ noun (pi. -tes) a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service by putting on special clothes and where various objects used in worship are kept ( ffc & l$ ) 7 £§ M f ^ I’sl EH3

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sacro-sanct /'saekrausaeqkt; NAmE -krou-/ adj. that is considered to be too important to change or question #7AWH& ( iMM ) W SCI SACRED: I’ll work till late in the evening, but my weekends are sacrosanct. Jf

sac-rum /'seikram; 'saek-/ noun (pi. sacra /-kra/ or sac- rums) (anatomy ffl) a bone in the lower back, between the two hip bones of the pelvis fS#

SAD /saed/ abbr. seasonal affective disorder ^A14 mm

Sad 0-w /saed/ adj. (sad-der, sad dest)

3 UNHAPPY 7147 1 ~ (to do sth) | ~ (that...) unhappy or

showing unhappiness Jg M i 14 W; SI# M #1:

We are very sad to hear that you are leaving. i]fri&4f JctB 7, 4M1 T57)tf£Mo o I was sad that she had to go. ikUMT, O She looked sad and tired, hk

#± 0 / felt terribly sad about it.

lit M M M ® o o He gave a slight, sad smile, jtk M tb

— ft ^ % o 0 The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience). M

-tfe^«77'0ijL_o 2 ~ (to do sth) i ~ (that ... ) that makes you feel unhappy A ;

ihA^M61): a sad story o It was sad to see

them go. H ^t-ih A)liM₀ o It is sad that so

many of his paintings have been lost.

££A1%7, jtTffif o 0 We had some sad news yesterday.

1H n/r f iJ — * A ^ W ft Jt o o He’s a sad case—his wife died last year and he can’t seem to manage without

her. MAA^lftA -£A?E7-«,

It MAT Ao 0 Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished. ₀

4 UNACCEPTABLE ih A AS; 3 unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism it A^feg^W;

if ) #J HC1 deplorable: a sad state of affairs

M ffi <> It’s a sad fact that many of those killed were

children.

5 BORING ,2:1#: 4 (informal) boring or not fashionable

f$; MN'filJ: You sad old man. fkiFo 0 You’d

have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.

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6 IN POOR CONDITION At: 5 in poor condition

A if W : The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad- looking lettuce. & $ It H /lit T M 61) Hf ₀ — see also sadly, sadness

sad-den /'saedn/ verb [often passive] (formal) to make sb sad 14 7H 1^5 ; i4 ifj 7>; 14 5® M : [VN] We were deeply saddened by the news of her death. P/f f'J M W if, fc 111 liS o o [VN to inf] Fans were saddened to see the former champion play so badly.

MM3\ j®Mo 0 [VN that] It saddened her that people could be so cruel. Ajg;tE#flilt$tS, MitIM'lA sad dle /'saedl/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 a leather seat for a rider on a horse ^ : She

swung herself into the saddle. 2 a seat

on a bicycle or motorcycle ( § 7 (ft ) 7®

— picture o bicycle 3 a piece of meat from the back

of an animal ( ) #d) in the 'saddle 1 in a

position of authority and control jSIf 777

7 17 2 riding a horse 5, _; Three weeks after the accident he was back in the saddle, fif 7 A A A S $] ■ 14

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a verb [VN] to put a saddle on a horse ££ ( S, )■^

IJiliiTI .saddle up | saddle sth*-*'up to put a saddle on a horse tfr ( Hj ) 'saddle sb/yourself with sth

[often passive] to give sb/yourself an unpleasant responsibility, task, debt, etc. 14®A(lKiB)JS^fifi: I’ve been saddled with organizing the conference,

M£7Ai&$JJil3?o O The company was saddled with debts of £12 million, 1 200 7j