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tack
平头钉;图钉
核心释义
a small, sharp nail with a broad flat head, used for fastening things; a thumbtack
- 1.
带平头的小钉子
A small nail with a flat head.
- 2.
A stain; a tache.
- 3.
船只相对于帆的航向或位置
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- 4.
图钉。
A thumbtack.
- 5.
一种短钉,尖端锋利,头部较大
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- 6.
用于临时固定布料的松缝
A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
- 7.
马具
gear for a horse
- 8.
帆船迎风行驶时,帆前缘的下角。
The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
- 9.
使帆船能够逆风航行的航线或航向。
A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
- 10.
A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
- 11.
The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
- 12.
The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
- 13.
A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
- 14.
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
- 15.
The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
- 16.
Food generally; fare, especially of the hard bread or breadlike kind.
- 17.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
方针;办法;策略;马具;粗缝;假缝;航向;迎风航段;抢风调向;迎风转向
用法In use
She pressed a bright blue tack into the map to mark the city we were visiting.
用法提示:tack 是名词,作 pressed 的宾语,意为图钉(带平头的短钉)。
The teacher removed the tacks from the bulletin board before putting up the new notices.
用法提示:tacks 是名词复数,作 removed 的宾语,指固定公告的图钉。
A few tacks held the loose corner of the carpet in place.
用法提示:tacks 是名词复数,作主语,指用来固定地毯的小平头钉。
change tack
常用于表示策略或方向的转变。
The company decided to change tack and focus on online sales.
公司决定改变方针,专注于在线销售。
on the right/wrong tack
比喻用法,指思路或方法正确与否。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carpet tack
- 地毯钉;平头小钉子
- He drove a carpet tack into the floor to stop the rug from slipping.他把一枚地毯钉钉进地板,防止地毯滑动。
- tack hammer
- 平头钉锤
- Use a tack hammer to drive the tacks into the wood.用平头钉锤把钉子钉进木头里。
- tack room
- 马具室
- After cleaning the saddles, the riders stored them in the tack room.骑手们把马鞍清洗干净后,存放在马具室里。
- change tack
- 改变航向;换舷
- The crew changed tack to sail around the island.船员们改变航向,绕着岛航行。
- port tack
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:tack 音近 back,t 像图钉的头;把 t 按进 back(板子)里,就记住了 tack 是平头钉/图钉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常物品与文具、缝纫操作、帆船运动 该词为中性常用词,具体含义需根据上下文判断:日常多指平头钉或图钉,缝纫中多指临时松缝,帆船运动中指航向或迎风行驶路线。使用时应结合场景理解。
语法说明Grammar Note
指钉子、针脚时可数;指行动方针或食物时通常不可数;航海中表示船的航行方向时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These -ack words all rhyme with tack (/tæk/). Be careful: tact (/tækt/) and take (/teɪk/) look similar to tack but are pronounced differently.
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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