a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
a coarse cloth resembling sacking
双语例句
1. He kept the club wrapped in sackcloth.
他一直用麻袋布包着棍子。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He went on about his irresponsible behaviour, the dreadful effect it would have on his children and so on. It was all sackcloth and ashes.
他接着又说到了自己不负责任的行为以及可能对孩子们造成的恶劣影响等等。一时间捶胸顿足，懊悔不已。
来自柯林斯例句
3. " What does he put sackcloth and ashes on his head for? " inquired Huck.
哈克问: “ 他们头上缠粗麻布、抹着灰干嘛? ”
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
4. " I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering. "
赛 50:3 我使诸天以黑暗为衣服、以麻布为遮盖.
来自互联网
5. He repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes for his misdeeds.
他早就悔恨自己的恶行了.
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
I thought that he had posted the letter, but a week later he come to me in sackcloth and ashes to say that he had found it still in his pocket. 我以为他已把那封信寄走了，但一个星期后他到我时悔恨交加地说，他发现那封信仍在他的口袋里。
