() apieceofequipment, usuallymadeofmetalorwoodenbars, thatisusedforholdingthingsorforhangingthingson支架;架子◆avegetable/wine/plate/toastrack蔬菜架;酒瓶架;盘碟架;面包片架◆Ilookedthrougharackofclothesatthebackoftheshop. 我看遍了挂在商场靠里面的一架子衣服。➡ see alsoluggage rack, roof rack (usuallythe rack) aninstrumentoftorture, usedinthepastforpunishingandhurtingpeople. Theirarmsandlegsweretiedtothewoodenframeandthenpulledinoppositedirections, stretchingthebody(旧时的)拉肢刑具~oflamb/porkaparticularpieceofmeatthatincludesthefrontribsandiscookedintheoven(羊、猪等带前肋的)颈脊肉apartofamachinethatconsistsofabarwithpartsthatawheelorgearcanfitinto(机器的)齿条,齿轨●gotoˌrackandˈruintogetintoabadcondition变得一团糟◆Theyletthehousegotorackandruin. 这房子越来越破旧,他们也不管。Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane●ˌofftheˈrack(NAmE) (BrEˌofftheˈpeg) (ofclothes衣服) madetoastandardaveragesizeandnotmadeespeciallytofityou成品的;现成的●ontheˈrackfeelingextremepressure, anxietyorpain倍感压力;焦虑万分;痛苦不堪
rackBrE/ræk/NAmE/ræk/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyrackBrE/ræk/NAmE/ræk/present simple - he / she / itracksBrE/ræks/NAmE/ræks/past simplerackedBrE/rækt/NAmE/rækt/past participlerackedBrE/rækt/NAmE/rækt/ -ing formrackingBrE/ˈrækɪŋ/NAmE/ˈrækɪŋ/ (also less frequentwrack) [often passive]~sb/sthtomakesbsuffergreatphysicalormentalpain使痛苦不堪;使受折磨◆toberackedwith/byguilt深感内疚◆Herfacewasrackedwithpain. 她满脸痛苦。◆Violentsobsrackedherwholebody. 剧烈的抽泣使她全身抽搐。◆(BrE) arackingcough剧烈的咳嗽●rackyourˈbrain(s)tothinkveryhardorforalongtimeaboutsth绞尽脑汁;冥思苦想◆Sherackedherbrains, tryingtorememberexactlywhatshehadsaid. 她绞尽脑汁,想要回忆起她到底说过些什么话。●ˌrackˈupsth(especiallyNAmE) tocollectsth, suchasprofitsorlossesinabusiness, orpointsinacompetition累积;聚集(某物);累计(得分)◆Thecompanyrackedup$200millioninlossesintwoyears. 公司两年内损失累计达 2 亿美元。◆Intenyearsofboxingherackeduparecord176wins. 在十年的拳击生涯中,他累计获胜 176 次,创下纪录。