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开除

动词

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sack

verb

Comparative law notes

China


Definitions of sack

English

if you sack someone then you dismiss them from their job

Members of the government have been trying to get him to sack his finance minister.

English

to pillage (=steal from, using violence) a town or a city, especially during times of war or conflict

The term vandals was the name originally given to the invaders who first sacked the city.