tack

[tæk]

n.大头钉, 行动方针
v.以大头针钉住, 附加

n.

1. 平头钉, 大头钉; 图钉[C]

Joe hammered a tack into the wall to hang a picture.

乔用锤子把一只大头钉敲进墙中用来挂一幅画。

2. 粗缝针脚; 假缝[C]

3. 【船】(帆的)上下脚; 上下角索[C]

4. 【海】(帆船的)航向[C]

5. 行动步骤, 方针[U][C]

If you can't persuade him, try a new tack.

如果你不能劝服他, 那就试试新的方法吧。

6. 粘性, 粘着力[U]

vt.

1. 用平头钉钉[(+down)]

We tacked some posters on the wall.

我们把一些海报钉在墙上。

2. 暂时用粗针脚缝

3. 附加, 增补[(+to/on/onto)]

They've tacked a couple of new clauses on to the end of the contract.

他们在合同的末尾加了两条新的条款。

4. 使(船)抢风转变航向

vi.

1. 抢风转变航向

The sailing ship was tacking.

帆船一路换抢航行。

2. 改弦易辙, 改变方针

词形变化

形容词: tackless | 名词: tacker | 动词过去式: tacked | 动词过去分词: tacked | 动词现在分词: tacking | 动词第三人称单数: tacks |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.钩住; 附加

attach  add  join  affix  fasten  clasp  

同义参见:

direction  deflect  heel  track  technique  

英英释义

名词 tack:

the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

gear for a horse

同义词：stable gear, saddlery

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

同义词：sheet, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud

(nautical) the act of changing tack

同义词：tacking

sailing a zigzag course

动词 tack:

fasten with tacks

turn into the wind

同义词：wear round

create by putting components or members together

同义词：assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together

sew together loosely, with large stitches

同义词：baste

fix to; attach

同义词：append, tag on, tack on, hang on

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

同义词：interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop

短语词组

tack on

1. 加上; 附添

She tacked on a ribbon to the hat.

她在帽上加了一条缎带。

补充

tacktack英:[tæk] 美:[tæk]n.1.大头钉, 平头钉He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture.他正往墙上钉一枚平头钉用来挂画。2.航向, 换向; 方法The captain ordered a change of tack.船长下令改变航向。If you cannot persuade him, try a new tack and offer him money.如果你说服不了他, 那就换一种方法, 给他钱。vt.1.用平头钉钉He tacked the sheets of paper on as carefully as possible.他尽量小心地把纸张钉上去。2.附加, 增补After negotiation, they tacked two new clauses on to the end of the contract.通过协商, 他们在合同末尾处又加上了两项新条款。

例句

1. In desperation I changed tack.我走投无路, 于是改变了策略。 2. This report takes a different tack from the 20 that have come before.这份报告和此前的20份报告采取的思路不同。 3. Wendy, in her late 30s and wearing a low-cut top, was told she was on the wrong tack.温迪年近40岁还穿低胸上衣, 有人和她说这穿法不适合她。 4. There were stalls selling all kinds of tack outside the cathedral.大教堂外有货摊出售各种廉价物件。 5. Gretchen had tacked some prints on the wall.格蕾琴已经把一些版画用平头钉钉在了墙上。 6. He had tacked this note to her door.他用大头钉将这张便条钉在她门上。 7. tack the hem and I'll sew it later.用粗缝针脚缝个贴边, 我以后会缝好。 8. tack them together with a 1.5 cm seam.用1.5 厘米长的针脚将它们暂时缝上。 9. He tacked the timetable to the door.他把时间表钉在门上。 10. Please tack down the lid of the box.请将箱盖钉牢。 11. Her sister tacked a ribbon on to her hat.她妹妹将一条丝带缝在帽子上。 12. to tack a new clause to the end of a contract在合同末尾添加一个新条款 13. They decided to tack an amendment to the bill.他们决定在议案中附加一个修正案。 14. islands tacked together by bridges用桥梁连接起来的岛屿 15. The ship tacked against the wind.船改变航向逆风而行。 16. Please tack up quickly.请快点套马具。 17. the brig bowled past on the opposite tack.这只双桅船在顺风道上快速平稳地行驶。 18. as she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him.因为她不能阻拦他去，于是她换了个方法坚持要和他一起去。 19. cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture.把糖熬成焦糖能使它更有黏性。 20. he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard.他用工具把纤维板用平头钉钉在一起。 21. she spent the entire night tacking back and forth.她整个晚上都在来回抢风航行。 22. If people won't listen we'll have to try a different tack.如果人们不听从，我们就得试试别的办法。 23. carpet tacks地毯钉 24. We were sailing on (a/the) port tack. [=with the wind coming from our port/left side]我们当时正在左舷戗风行驶。 25. the starboard tack右舷戗风行驶 26. a tack from port to starboard从左舷戗风改向右舷戗风 27. a long tack长距离的定向航行 28. He thought he should try a new/different tack.他认为应当尝试一种新/不同的方法。 29. The company decided to change tack. [=to try using a different method/approach]公司决定改变方针。 30. She tacked a poster on the wall.她将一张海报钉在墙上。 31. A message was tacked to the board.布告牌上钉着一条信息。 32. They tacked one more provision onto the deal.他们在协议上又加了一项条款。 33. The porch looked like it was just tacked on/onto the house.房子的门廊看着就像是拼接上的。 34. We had to tack repeatedly as we sailed toward the harbor.我们只好做之字形航行，戗风航行驶向港口。