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tackBrE /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 nail noun (2) [C] (NAmE) = thumbtack ➡ see also Blu-tack™ [C] a long loose stitch used 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/ verbpresent 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。 |