| 单词 | sackcloth |
| 释义 | sackcloth noun[U] uk/ˈsæk.klɒθ/us/ˈsæk.klɑːθ/(alsosacking)thethick,roughmaterialused to makesacks(=largestrongbags) 粗麻布，麻袋布 Peter Dazeley/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages Textiles made from natural fibres
Idiomwear sackcloth and ashes Examplesofsackclothsackcloth I have a feeling thatsackclothand ashes is all very well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He stood before us insackclothand ashes, displaying an attitude of penitence and humility that delighted us all as much as it surprised us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If he does so, does he not think that it would be appropriate for him to appear insackclothand ashes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They came forward suitably attired insackclothand covered with ashes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The working-class woman of later years has put off the old coarsesackclothapron. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The public constantly have the feeling that they must go around insackclothand ashes and that they are having to pay for the sins of the politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I stand insackclothand ashes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ruling class, in any system, do not walk about insackclothand ashes; they are usually at the top of the tree, whatever the system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What disturbs me is that he appears insackclothand ashes, and yet uses all his ingenuity to devise what he regards as moderate scope for sin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should perhaps wearsackclothand ashes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The expected fall in the industries' external finance requirements should be a cause for congratulation — not least for the industries themselves — rather than forsackclothand ashes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The entire city is humbled and broken with the people (and even the animals) insackclothand ashes. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He attempted to live modestly, wearing homemadesackclothclothes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From this point forward he is always seen traveling with his entire household, begging on the streets, and dressed insackcloth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other team members could move thesackclothto see inside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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