Tack
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n. [航]食物;劣质材料，赝品;方针，方法;航向;
vt. 用平头钉钉;附加，增补;
vi. 帆船抢风行驶;用粗线脚缝;
📝 例句
Sail on the port tack.
左舷抢风航行。
In April she was away again on the housing tack, full of confidence.
四月，她又充满信心地谈到住房问题。
The sailing ship was tacking.
帆船一路换抢航行。
Sail on the starboard tack.
右舷抢风航行。
sail on the port (starboard) tack
左 (右) 舷抢风行驶
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“胎壳”:轮胎壳怕大头钉
※ tack-大头钉,back-背部:大头钉的背面是平的
※ tack-大头钉,tacky-俗气的:大头钉似的人是俗气的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-tact-表示“触摸”
常见变体有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
📖 牛津释义
tack
n
1 [C] small nail with a broad head 平头钉; 大头钉
a `carpet tack, ie one used for securing a carpet to the floor 地毯钉
a `tin-tack 镀锡平头钉.2 [C]
long loose stitch used in fastening pieces of cloth together loosely or temporarily ; 假缝; 粗缝
tailor's tacks, ie ones used to mark the place for a seam, etc 线.
3 [C] (nautical 海) (of sailing vessels) oblique course sailed with the wind blowing towards one side of the ship （指帆船）抢风航程
on the right/wrong tack 航向正确[错误]
on the port/starboard tack, ie with the wind on the port/starboard side 左舷[右舷]抢风.4 [U, sing]
(fig 比喻) course of action; policy 方针; 政策
It would be unwise to change tack now. 现在改变方针是不明智的.
try a different tack 试行不同的政策
be on the right/wrong tack 实行正确的[错误的]方针.5 (idm 习语) get down to brass tacks => brass. tack, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
nail (sth) with a tack(1) or tacks 用平头钉钉住（某物）
tack down the carpet 用平头钉钉住地毯.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
stitch (sth) with tacks (tack 2) 缝上, 缝住（某物）
tack a ribbon onto a hat 在帽子上缝一条饰带
tack (up) the hem of a dress 缝上连衣裙的边
tack down a fold 缝住衣褶
a tacking stitch 缝的针脚.
3 (nautical 海) [I, Ipr, Ip]
move from one tack(3) to another; sail a zigzag course in this way 抢风航行; 作Z字形航行
tack to port/starboard左舷[右舷]抢风航行
tacking about 作Z字形航行.4 (phr v) tack sth on(to sth) (infml 口) add sth as an extra item 附加或增添某事物
a cover charge tacked onto the bill 帐单上的服务费.
🔁 扩展释义
*[tæk]n. 平头钉, 大头钉, 粗缝针脚, 行动方针, 食物vt. 以大头针钉住, 附加【经】 附加条款, 租借契约相关词组: be on the wrong tack try another tack be on the right tack
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The twin towers are 110 storeys high, but high-speed lifts controlled by computer take only a minute to reach the top.
这座双塔式大楼有110层高，而由电脑控制的高速电梯只需一分钟就可以到达塔顶。
Their feet were fixed to one bar and their hands to another bar.
他们的脚拴在一根铁杠上，他们的手拴在另外一根铁杆上。
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