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.
双语例句
1. I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.
我尽量言简意赅。
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2. It shows a fox being disembowelled by a pack of hounds.
画面中一只狐狸正被一群猎狗撕咬得肠子外流。
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3. Pack the fruits and nuts into the jars and cover with brandy.
把水果和坚果放进罐子里，用白兰地酒浸泡。
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4. Prisons are having to pack in as many inmates as possible.
监狱只好拼命往里面塞犯人。
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5. The Socialists may still finish ahead of the pack.
