Word · Frequency #6006
racks
折磨;使痛苦
racks is the third person singular of rack.
核心释义
to cause someone intense physical or mental pain; to torture
- 1.
放置或悬挂在架子上
To place in or hang on a rack.
- 2.
驱动;移动;快速前进;搅动
To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir.
- 3.
通过排出或虹吸沉淀物来澄清啤酒、葡萄酒或苹果酒,从而阻止进一步发酵。
To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
- 4.
快速小跑,导致身体摇晃或摆动;慢跑。
To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace.
- 5.
在刑具上折磨某人
To torture (someone) on the rack.
- 6.
像蒸汽或破碎的云一样飞行
To fly, as vapour or broken clouds.
- 7.
使某人遭受痛苦
To cause (someone) to suffer pain.
- 8.
拉伸或紧张;通过勒索骚扰或压迫
To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.
- 9.
将球放入三角架并在桌上定位
To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.
- 10.
不顾权利或许可地拿走他人的东西
To take that which belongs to another, without regard of right or permission.
- 11.
将弹药从弹匣或弹带手动装入自动或半自动枪械的射击位置
To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- 12.
移动霰弹枪的滑杆以装填下一发子弹
To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.
- 13.
在架子上清洗金属、矿石等
To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.
- 14.
用纱线、麻线等交叉缠绕将两根绳子绑在一起
To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.
- 15.
倾向于剪切结构(即使其在不同点弯曲、倾斜或移动)
To tend to shear a structure (that is, force it to bend, lean, or move in different directions at different points).
把…放在架子上;把…挂上架;把(台球)摆成三角形;摆(球);拉动(枪机/套筒)上膛;(把酒)从沉渣中倒出;换桶澄清;使紧张;绞尽(脑汁);向…榨取
用法In use
The constant pain racked his body, making it hard to sleep.
用法提示:racked 表示使遭受剧烈痛苦
She was racking her brain trying to remember where she put the keys.
用法提示:racking 表示使(大脑)承受压力,即绞尽脑汁
Guilt racks him every time he thinks about that incident.
用法提示:racks 表示持续地折磨
rack sth on/onto sth
表示把物品放到或挂到架子上,常与 on/onto 等介词短语连用。
He racked the tools on the wall.
他把工具挂在墙上的架子上。
be racked with/by sth
常用被动形式,表示因疼痛、内疚等备受折磨。
He was racked with guilt after the accident.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- rack your brains
- 绞尽脑汁;苦思冥想
- I racked my brains for a solution to the problem.我绞尽脑汁想解决这个问题的方法。
- rack up
- 累积;获得;得分
- She racked up 200 points in the first round.她在第一轮就得了200分。
- be racked with pain
- 痛苦万分;备受折磨
- He was racked with pain after the surgery.手术后他痛苦万分。
- be racked by guilt
- 受愧疚折磨;内心不安
- She was racked by guilt for not telling the truth.她因没有说出实情而内心不安。
- rack the balls
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象台球被摆上三角架(to rack the balls),又像刑架(rack)折磨人——一个 rack 记住‘上架’和‘折磨’两种画面。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:书面或正式语境中描述身心痛苦、日常场景中把物品放到架子上、台球运动中摆放球的位置 rack 作动词时,表示“折磨/使痛苦”比较常见于书面或较正式的表达(如 racked with guilt);表示“放上架子”“摆台球”时用法更中性、面向具体场景。正式度因搭配而异,不宜一概而论。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,后直接接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /æk/ 结尾,与 rack /ræk/ 押韵:back, black, pack, track, crack, sack。注意 rack 读作 /ræk/,不要与 rake /reɪk/ 或 rock /rɒk/ 混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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