a)CLOTHES 衣服to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere 打点行李,收拾行李
Most of the holidaymakers had packed up and gone.
大多数度假者已经收拾好行李走了。
pack something ↔ up
I gave her a hand packing up her clothes and stuff.
我帮她打点衣物用品。
b)GOODS 商品pack something ↔ up to put something into a box or other container, so that it can be moved, sold, or stored 把…打包,把…装箱
Don’t worry. The removal men will pack everything up.
别担心,搬运工会把每样东西都打包的。
c)informalBFINISH DOING something to finish work at the end of the day 结束工作,下班
‘What time do you pack up?’ ‘Oh, about six.’
“你什么时候下班?”“嗯,六点左右。”
d)British EnglishBrE informalTBROKEN if a machinepacks up, it stops working because there is something wrong with it 〔机器〕停止运转,失灵SYN pack in
The photocopier’s packed up again.
复印机又坏了。
e)BELEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION pack something ↔ upBritish EnglishBrE informal to stop doing something, especially a job 停止〔做某事,尤指工作〕
He packed up his teaching job after only three months.
仅仅三个月后他就辞去了教职。
Examples from the Corpus
pack up• They won't know what to do if a pipebursts or if the heaterpacks up.• Everyone packed up and went home.• When this recordplayerpacks up, I'll buy a CD player.• OK, guys - it's time to pack up now.