单词 | tack |
释义 | nounverbtackBrE /tæk/ NAmE /tæk/ noun [U , sing. ]the way in which you deal with a particular situation ; the direction of your words or thoughts 方针;方法;思路◆ a complete change of tack 方法的完全改变◆ It was a brave decision to change tack in the middle of the project . 在项目进行过程当中改变方针是个大胆的决定。◆ When threats failed , she decided to try /take a different tack .威胁不成,她便决定变换策略。◆ His thoughts wandered off on another tack . 他走神想另一个问题了。[C , U ](specialist ) the direction that a boat with sails takes as it sails at an angle to the wind in order to fill its sails (帆船的)戗风调向,戗风行驶◆ They were sailing on (a ) port /starboard tack (= with the wind coming from the left /right side ). 他们正在左/右舷戗风行驶。[C ]a small nail with a sharp point and a flat head , used especially for fixing a carpet to the floor (尤指把地毯钉在地板上的)平头钉,大头钉◆ a carpet tack 地毯钉 ➡ compare nailnoun (2 ) [C ](NAmE ) = thumbtack ➡ see also Blu-tack™[C ]a long loose stitchused for holding pieces of cloth together temporarily , before you sew them finally 粗线脚缝;假缝baste , bind , embroidery , hem , lining , seam , sew , stitch , tack , thread [U ](specialist ) the equipment that you need for riding a horse , such as a saddle and bridle鞍辔;马具bridle , gallop , harness , horse , paddock , rein , stable , stirrup , tack , thoroughbred ● (get down to ) brass ˈtacks (informal ) (to start to consider ) the basic facts or practical details of sth (开始考虑)基本事实,具体问题tackBrE /tæk/ NAmE /tæk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they tack BrE /tæk/ NAmE /tæk/ present simple - he / she / it tacks BrE /tæks/ NAmE /tæks/ past simple tacked BrE /tækt/ NAmE /tækt/ past participle tacked BrE /tækt/ NAmE /tækt/ -ing form tacking BrE /ˈtækɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtækɪŋ/ [T ]~sth + adv ./prep .to fasten sth in place with a tack or tacks (用平头钉)钉住SYN nail◆ The carpet was tacked to the floor . 地毯是用平头钉钉在地板上的。[T ]~sth (+ adv ./prep .)to fasten pieces of cloth together temporarily with long loose stitches before sewing them finally 绷;用粗线脚缝[I ](specialist ) to change the direction of a sailing boat so that the wind blows onto the sails from the opposite side ; to do this several times in order to travel in the direction that the wind is coming from 戗风行驶;换戗;作之字形航行 ● ˌtack sth↔ˈon ● ˌtack sth ˈonto sth (informal ) to add sth to sth that already exists , especially in a careless way (尤指漫不经心地)附加,增补,添加◆ The poems were tacked on at the end of the book . 这几首诗附在书的末尾。 |
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