backpack
backpack — noun
1. a strong cloth bag with two shoulder straps that you wear over both shoulders, o
a strong cloth bag with two shoulder straps that you wear over both shoulders, often used by students for books and by hikers or campers for clothes, food, and gear.
Mei stuffed her textbooks and lunchbox into her pink backpack before school.
stuff [items] into a backpack
The hikers carried tents and sleeping bags in heavy backpacks up Mount Fuji.
carry [gear] in a backpack
The straps of Diego's backpack dug into his shoulders under the weight of his laptop and three thick books.
There was a small water bottle in the side pocket of her backpack.
Aunt Rosa bought Liam a blue backpack with cartoon dinosaurs on the front.
文法句型
a backpack of [things]
in/into a backpack
用法筆記
Subject of carrying verbs is typically a person; the contents are usually personal items, school supplies, or outdoor gear. In American English, often used for school bags; in British English, 'rucksack' is the older equivalent for hiking bags.
常見錯誤
backpack — verb
1. to travel from country to country or city to city on a small budget, sleeping in
to travel from country to country or city to city on a small budget, sleeping in hostels or cheap rooms and carrying everything you need on your back.
After graduation, Sofia backpacked across Southeast Asia for six months on three thousand dollars.
backpack across [region]
The two brothers backpacked around Europe, sleeping in hostels and eating bread for lunch.
backpack around [region]
Many young Australians backpack through New Zealand during their gap year.
Lin saved money for two years so she could backpack across South America.
文法句型
backpack around/across/through [place]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'around', 'across', or 'through' plus a region. Subject is typically a young traveler or student. Distinguish from sense 2: this is about long-distance, low-cost travel between places, not about the act of hiking on foot.
常見錯誤
2. to hike on foot through forests, mountains, or other wild areas for several days
to hike on foot through forests, mountains, or other wild areas for several days, sleeping in a tent and carrying your food, stove, and gear on your back.
Ravi and his father backpacked into the Sierra Nevada for a five-day fishing trip.
backpack into [wilderness]
Each summer the Watanabe family backpacks in Yosemite, camping by a different lake every night.
backpack in [park]
The students learned how to backpack safely before their week-long trip in the Rockies.
Dr. Mira loves to backpack alone through quiet pine forests every autumn.
文法句型
backpack in/into [wilderness area]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (verb/1): this sense is about hiking on foot in wilderness, while sense 1 is about budget travel between cities. The location after the verb is usually a national park, forest, or mountain range, not a country or city.