N-COUNT （纸质或塑料）袋 A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.

N-COUNT 拎袋；旅行袋 A bag is a strong container with one or two handles, used to carry things in.

N-COUNT 同handbag A bag is the same as a handbag .

N-PLURAL 眼袋 If you have bags under your eyes, you have folds of skin there, usually because you have not had enough sleep.

QUANT 大量；很多 If you say there is bags of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it. If you say that there are bags of things, you mean that there are a large number of them.

N-COUNT 老娘们；丑老太婆；蠢妇 If someone calls a woman an old bag or a stupid bag, they are insulting her.

VERB 抢先占有 If you bag something that a lot of people want, you get it for yourself before anyone else can get it.

PHRASE 囊中之物；稳操胜券；十拿九稳 If you say that something is in the bag, you mean that you are certain that you will get it or achieve it.

PHRASE 背别人甩掉的包袱；背黑锅 If you are left holding the bag, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.

PHRASE 收拾行李；打点行装 If you pack your bags, you leave a place where you have been staying or living.