单词	hack
释义	hack1 verbhack2 noun hackhack1 /hæk/ ●○○ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINhack1 Origin: Old English haccian Verb Table VERB TABLE hack Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hack he, she, it hacks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hacked Present perfect I, you, we, they have hacked he, she, it has hacked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hacked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hack Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hacked Continuous Form Present I am hacking he, she, it is hacking you, we, they are hacking Past I, he, she, it was hacking you, we, they were hacking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hacking he, she, it has been hacking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hacking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hacking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hacking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES All of the victims had been hacked to death. He picked up an axe and began hacking at the door. I couldn't stop hacking last night. Robert was hacking at the base of the tree with an axe. The bodies of the five men had been hacked to pieces. The two women were hacked to pieces by their attackers. They managed to hack their way through the jungle. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bill Atkinson quickly hacked a driver program that allowed the mouse to move a cursor on the computer screen. But against all my expectations, the longer he kept away, the more I found I could hack it. But propaganda that all old-growth forests are being hacked down willy-nilly is nonsense. Often, for shrubbery to thrive, it first had to be hacked to the ground. The first was hacking round Crieff, eventually posting a horrendous score of 112, with Roy Nicolson as his playing partner. The lower-tier offence should cover simple hacking and the other, hacking with intent to steal or damage. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthings you do with a computer► enter to put information into a computer by pressing the keys: · When you have entered your credit card information, go to the next screen. ► copy to make a file, program etc that is exactly the same as another one: · Copy the files into a new folder. ► save to make a computer keep the work that you have done in its memory or on a disk: · Save your work and close down any applications that are open. ► delete to remove a piece of information from a computer's memory: · Delete any files that end in ".tmp". ► select to use the mouse to choose words or pictures on a computer screen, usually making them change colour: · To create parallel columns, press Alt-F7 and select option 4. ► scroll to move up or down through a document on a computer: scroll up/down: · Scroll down to see when the website was last updated. ► search also do a search to look for information on a computer or on the Internet: search for: · I did a search for any articles by Varenqe on the web, and I found quite a few.search by: · To find a book on our site, you can search by author, title, or subject.search something for something: · You can search the document for particular words or phrases, in order to get directly to the information you need. ► open to make a document or computer program ready to use: · Open the file called Templates. ► close to do the things you have to do when you want to stop using a document or a computer program: · Close all applications before shutting down your computer. ► click on to press a button on a mouse in order to choose something on the screen and make the computer perform a particular action: · Click on 'next' when you have finished filling out the form. ► cut and paste to remove a piece of information from one place in a computer program or document and put it in a different place instead: · It's easier if you just cut and paste the information from one page to another. ► highlight to mark words in a computer document in a different colour so that you can see them easily or to separate it from the rest of the document: · To delete a block of text, highlight it and then press Del. ► drag to move something on a computer screen by pulling it along with the mouse: · You can delete the files by dragging them into your "trash" folder. ► hack into to secretly and often illegally find a way to reach the information on someone else's computer system so that you can use, change, or damage it: · A criminal gang hacked into a credit card company's most secure files. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object► cut to divide something into two or more pieces, using a knife or scissors: · He cut the string and carefully unwrapped the parcel.cut something in two/cut something in half: · Mandy cut the paper in half and gave a piece to each child.cut something up/cut up something (=into several pieces): · Tommy sat on the floor, cutting up old magazines.cut something open/cut open something: · Rescue workers had to use special equipment to cut open the steel doors. ► snip to cut something with scissors using quick small cuts: · She snipped the thread which held the two pieces of cloth together . ► slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially skin or cloth: · He killed the goat by slitting its throat.slit something open/slit open something: · Diane slit the envelope open with a knife.slit your wrists: · Graham slit his wrists in a suicide attempt. ► slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, because you want to damage it or cause an injury : · The painting had been slashed with a knife.· Someone had slashed the tyres on Bayle's car.slash your wrists: · She slashed her wrists with a razor blade. ► stab to push a knife into someone's body in order to kill or seriously injure them: · Betty Carroll was stabbed 61 times and left to die on the floor of her Escondido home.stab somebody in the heart/arm etc: · Luca stabbed her in the thigh with a breadknife.stab somebody to death (=kill someone by attacking them a knife): · Kitty Davison was found stabbed to death one night in 1997. ► hack to cut something very roughly or violently: hack at something: · He picked up an axe and began hacking at the door.hack somebody to death: · All of the victims had been hacked to death.hack somebody/something to pieces: · The two women were hacked to pieces by their attackers. to cut wood, plants, or grass► cut down/chop down to make trees or bushes fall down by cutting them: cut/chop something down: · The tree was blocking the view from our window, and we asked a neighbour to chop it down.cut/chop down something: · Cutting down vast areas of the rainforests has created serious ecological problems. ► fell to cut down trees, especially a large number of them, using special equipment: · 63 percent of trees felled in Guatemala are used for fuel.· More trees are being felled annually now than ever before. ► chop/chop up to cut wood into pieces using an axe (=a tool with a long handle and a sharp blade): · Ivan spent the day chopping wood and sawing logs.chop something up/chop up something: · I chopped up the old fence and used it for firewood. ► cut to cut grass or cut off leaves, in order to make a place or plant look tidy: · She had to stand on a ladder to cut the top of the hedge.cut the lawn/grass: · My dad used to cut the grass every Sunday morning. ► mow to cut grass using a special machine, in order to make it look tidy: mow the lawn/the grass: · It took me two hours to mow the lawn. ► saw to cut wood using a saw (=sharp tool that you push backwards and forwards across the surface of the wood): · We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together.saw something up/saw up something (=into several pieces): · It took all morning to saw up the logs. ► prune to cut off some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better: · Miniature roses do not need much pruning and are ideal for planting in pots. · What's the best time of the year for pruning apple trees? ► trim to cut small amounts off something, especially a bush, in order to make it have a neat shape or surface: · Do you think the hedge needs trimming? ► hack to cut trees, plants etc by hitting them with a heavy knife or other sharp tool using short violent movements: hack at: · Robert was hacking at the base of the tree with an axe.hack your way through/hack a path through (=make a path by cutting down plants and trees): · They managed to hack their way through the jungle. WORD SETS► Computers access, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► hacked to death  Both men had been hacked to death (=killed using large knives). COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a computer hacker (=someone who tries to break into a computer system) ► a hacking cough (=a bad cough with an unpleasant sound) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► away · The greatest Pharaonic inscription was defaced in antiquity; the disgraced Roman Third Legion had its name hacked away.· One afternoon as he was hacking away on his violin, a maid appeared with a message from below.· No doubt you are out there hacking away instead of sleeping in on Sunday morning. ► down · However, every time we had a break into there half we were hacked down.· Waddle played a lovely through ball to bright I think, who was then hacked down.· Forests get hacked down because nobody stands up to the logging industry.· They had been married for only a few weeks before he had been hacked down by a sabre. NOUN► death · This is grief and hatred and people hacked to death.· Al-Walid Ibn Yazid: hacked to death.· To hack to death all that didn't fit in.· They were hacked to death and their bodies set on fire.· They were hacked to death as they sunbathed at Sodwana Bay, Zululand.· Daphne says that many baby elephants arrive at the sanctuary in shock, having seen their entire extended family hacked to death. ► piece · The body had been hacked into pieces and stuffed into a dustbin outside Alice Modes Fashions.· While Grover tried to sweet-talk him, he would hack a chair to pieces.· He hacked the pizza into pieces and asked Wickham whether he would like some.· His body was hacked to pieces before an attempt was made to crudely incinerate it. ► way · She was watching a poor demented man, obviously having a bad day, hacking his way up the fairway towards her.· Greens hope to rally crowds to block the road-building crews as they hack their way into the thick forest.· The Rockets seem happier hacking their way through the brambles than skipping across a grassy meadow.· He hacked his way through his cereal - Alf had been right - or had it been Bert?· We hacked our way into the left atrium and left ventricle, admiring the porterhouse heft of the muscles. 1[intransitive, transitive] to cut something roughly or violentlyhack (away) at something She hacked away at the ice, trying to make a hole.hack something off/down etc Whole forests have been hacked down.hack your way through/into something He hacked his way through the undergrowth. Both men had been hacked to death (=killed using large knives).2[intransitive, transitive] to secretly find a way of getting information from someone else’s computer or changing information on ithack into Somebody hacked into the company’s central database. He managed to hack the code. → hacker3can’t hack something informal to feel that you cannot continue to do something that is difficult or boring:  I’ve been doing this job for years, but I just can’t hack it anymore.4[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English to ride a horse along roads or through the country5[intransitive] to cough in a loud unpleasant wayhack somebody off phrasal verb British English informal to annoy someone:  His attitude really hacks me off! hack1 verbhack2 noun hackhack2 /hæk/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhack2 Origin: 1700-1800 hackney ‘horse for ordinary riding’; ➔ HACKNEYED Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A group of hacks were huddled around the gates, waiting for her to emerge. Before the election Davies was considered just a political hack. the hacks who write TV movies The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer's girlfriend. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It was heralded by more than one hack as being just another gadget. London is, or was, a great refuge for hacks. On our wish-list, needless to say, we would name only serious writers, rather than hacks or functionaries. The hacks need any crumb of information to help them have a stab at selecting their probable line-ups. Thesaurus THESAURUS► journalist someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine: · She worked as a journalist on the New York Times.· I've always wanted to be a journalist. ► reporter someone whose job is to find out about news stories and ask questions for a newspaper, television or radio company etc: · A crowd of reporters were waiting outside the house all night.· He told reporters that he had no intention of resigning. ► correspondent someone who writes news articles or does reports about a particular subject, especially a serious one, for a newspaper or news organization: · our economics correspondent· a war correspondent· He was the BBC's correspondent in Moscow. ► columnist someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · an influential financial columnist· a gossip columnist ► hack informal a disapproving word for a journalist, especially one whose work is of low quality: · The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer’s girlfriend. ► newsman/woman (also newspaperman/woman) a general word for someone who works for a newspaper, especially a reporter or editor: · an experienced newspaperman ► the press newspapers and journalists in general: · The press always like a good story about the royal family.· the right-wing press ► Fleet Street the British press. This phrase comes from the street in London, where many newspapers used to have their offices: · Relations between the government and Fleet Street aren't as cosy as they once were. Longman Language Activatorsomeone whose job is to report the news► reporter someone who finds out about events and writes about them in newspapers or tells people about them on television or radio: · She works as a junior reporter for the Today programme.· a crowd of reporters· "We've reached a critical stage in the negotiations," he told waiting reporters.TV/newspaper/Washington Post etc reporter: · He used to work as a TV reporter in LA. ► journalist someone who reports the news, especially for a newspaper, as their profession: · All foreign journalists have been told to leave the war zone as soon as possible.· An experienced journalist has a sense of what is likely to be relevant about a story.sports/media/finance etc journalist: · After he retired from football he became a sports journalist for the Gazette.· Lee is one of the highest-paid finance journalists in the country. ► correspondent someone who reports the news about one particular subject or place, for a newspaper or news programme: · We now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon for a report on the election.foreign/war/Washington etc correspondent: · He left his local paper to become the Daily Telegraph's defence correspondent.· He joined ABC as its chief foreign correspondent in 2000. ► newsreader British /newscaster American someone whose job is to read the news on the television, radio etc: · I've always thought you have the right voice to be a newsreader.· She became well-known as a newscaster before getting her own talk show in Chicago. ► hack informal someone who writes for a newspaper, especially one whose writing is not good or interesting: · The latest scandal was quickly picked up by the hacks at The Post.· A group of hacks were huddled around the gates, waiting for her to emerge. ► the press all newspapers and reporters, considered as a single group: · I never give interviews to the press.· The press have blown the story out of all proportion.local/national/English etc press: · Make sure the local press are there to hear my speech.in the press (=in the newspapers): · There was a lot of speculation in the press that the Prime Minister was about to resign.notify the press: · Palace staff waited several hours before notifying the press about the King's condition. ► the media newspapers, radio, and television, considered as a single group: · The story received a huge amount of media attention.· A White House aide told the media everything he knew about the President's private life. local/national/German etc media: · The Japanese media quoted Murayama as being "very pleased" with the breakthrough.· local media reportsmass media (=the media considered as something that reaches a very large number of people): · a case of mass media manipulationin the media (=in newspapers, on television, or on radio): · There wasn't much about the event in the media. people who work for newspapers► reporter someone whose job is to find out about news stories and write about them: · She works as a junior reporter on a local paper.· A crowd of reporters were waiting outside the house all night. ► journalist someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine: · She worked as a journalist on the New York Times.· My father hated journalists - he didn't trust any of them. ► correspondent someone who writes news articles about a particular subject, especially a serious one, for a newspaper: political/foreign/education etc correspondent: · "Schools in Crisis", by our education correspondent Nick Bacon.· Martin Bell worked for many years as the BBC's war correspondent, covering conflicts all over the world. ► editor the person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, whose job is to decide what should be written about: editor of: · Cummings is the editor of a local newspaper.newspaper/magazine editor: · Berendt, a magazine editor and columnist (he was once editor of New York magazine), first visited Savannah in 1982.business/sports etc editor: · Arch Ward became sports editor of the Chicago Tribune. ► hack informal a news reporter or journalist - use this about people you disapprove of or who you think produce bad quality writing: · The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer's girlfriend. ► columnist someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · Tony Kornheiser is a columnist for the Washington Post, and a talk-show host on WTEM.gossip/political/sports etc columnist : · Dan Dorfman, the influential financial columnist, was fired by Money magazine, the magazine's managing editor said Wednesday.· The ambitious couple threw large parties, inviting celebrities and gossip columnists. WORD SETS► Animals aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a computer hacker (=someone who tries to break into a computer system) ► a hacking cough (=a bad cough with an unpleasant sound) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► political · Of course, that division could be applied to many political hacks who were in Herbst.· Bookie wire rooms were visible from the streets. Political hacks were mismanaging city agencies. 1a writer who does a lot of low-quality work, especially writing newspaper articles:  A Sunday newspaper hack uncovered the story.2an unimportant politician:  The meeting was attended by the usual old party hacks.3a way of using a computer to get into someone else’s computer system without their permission4American English informal a taxi, or a taxi driver5an act of hitting something roughly with a cutting tool:  One more hack and the branch was off.6an old tired horse7a horse you can pay money to ride on8British English a ride on a horse:  a long hack across the fields
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