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rack obj CAUSE PAINrAkv [T]to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to使(肉体或精神)受痛苦，使受折磨;给造成麻烦Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful.即便最后癌症折磨着他的身体，他仍平静而乐观。The dog was already racked by/with the pains of old age.那只狗早就为衰老带来的病痛所折磨。He was racked by/with doubts/guilt.他为疑惑/负罪感而不安。A similar sort of scandal racked the government some years ago.几年前一个类似的丑闻给政府带来了麻烦。They hope the plan will curb the violence that has racked the region this year.他们希望该计划可阻止今年给该地区造成麻烦的暴力行为。The firm, which has been racked by resignations, is losing five more partners.该公司一直受员工辞职的困扰，现又失去五名合伙人。The city still has crumbling, rat-infested apartments, and housing estates racked by/with heroin.这座城市仍有受海洛因所困扰的破旧不堪、老鼠出没的公寓和房产。To rack your brains is to think very hard.绞尽脑汁，苦苦思索I've racked my brains all day but I still can't remember her name.我苦苦想了一整天，可仍记不起她的名字。
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