tack

noun

/tæk/

Idioms

[uncountable, singular] 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。
- I find gentle persuasion is the best tack.我发现温和的劝说是最好的策略。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- right
- wrong
- different
- …
verb + tack
- adopt
- go off on
- take
- …
preposition
- on a/the tack
phrases
- a change of tack
[countable, uncountable] (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。
- The yacht swung to the opposite tack.游艇转向逆行。
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[countable] 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
(also thumbtack (both North American English), British English drawing pin)
[countable] a short pin with a large round, flat head, used especially for fastening paper to a board or wall（尤指把地毯钉在地板上的）平头钉，大头钉 see also Blu-tack™
[countable] a long, loose stitch used for holding pieces of cloth together temporarily, before you sew them finally粗线脚缝；假缝
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- baste
- bind
- embroidery
- hem
- lining
- seam
- sew
- stitch
- tack
- thread
[uncountable] (specialist) the equipment that you need for riding a horse, such as a saddle and bridle鞍辔；马具
- a tack room (= the room where this equipment is kept)储藏室
Wordfinder
- bridle
- gallop
- harness
- horse
- paddock
- rein
- stable
- stirrup
- tack
- thoroughbred

词源noun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that fastens one thing to another’): probably related to Old French tache ‘clasp, large nail’. noun sense 6 late 18th cent. (originally dialect in the general sense ‘apparatus, equipment’): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s.

Idioms

(get down to) brass tacks

(informal) (to start to consider) the basic facts or practical details of something（开始考虑）基本事实，具体问题

tack

verb

/tæk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tack	/tæk/ /tæk/
he / she / it tacks	/tæks/ /tæks/
past simple tacked	/tækt/ /tækt/
past participle tacked	/tækt/ /tækt/
-ing form tacking	/ˈtækɪŋ/ /ˈtækɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] tack something + adv./prep. to fasten something in place with a tack or tacks（用平头钉）钉住 synonym nail
- The carpet was tacked to the floor.地毯是用平头钉钉在地板上的。
- A poster was tacked to the wall with drawing pins.一张海报用图钉钉在墙上。
- He tacked the carpet down.他把地毯钉了下来。
[transitive] tack something (+ adv./prep.) to fasten pieces of cloth together temporarily with long, loose stitches before sewing them finally绷；用粗线脚缝
- She tacked the sleeve of the blouse into the armhole.她把衬衫的袖子缝进了袖孔。
- She tacked the hem up and then tried the dress on.她把褶边缝好，然后试穿那件衣服。
- She tacked the ribbon onto the shirt.她把丝带钉在衬衫上。
- The skirt was roughly tacked together.这条裙子被粗钉在一起。
[intransitive] (specialist) to change the direction of a sailing boat by turning the front of the boat into and through the wind, 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 compare gybe

词源verb Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that fastens one thing to another’): probably related to Old French tache ‘clasp, large nail’.