英语词汇“tack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tack1

/tak

noun

1A small, sharp broad-headed nail: tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor...

In the house, the canisters are good for storing tacks, nails, and small screws.
These make great places to store nails, screws, nut, bolts, washers, tacks, and staples.
The tack hammers are very small but the actual tacks themselves are very sharp.

Synonyms

pin, drawing pin, nail, tin tack, staple, spike, rivet, stud;

North American thumb tack

1.1North American A drawing pin: here are some tacks—put up a notice...

Insert map pins, metal tacks, and pushpins with plastic heads to create dots, stripes, and hearts.
This wooden tote comes to the rescue by organizing all the necessary implements, including pens, self-adhesive notepads, tacks, and paper dips.
‘You wore labels last year,’ Tiffany said suddenly, looking the tiniest bit disbelieving as she jumped into the conversation, placing her box of tacks down onto her desk.

2A long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.

3A method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy: as she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him...

So he changed tack, keeping the innovative production methods but applying them to better-known repertoire, until he felt he had built up an audience that was loyal to the company.
In the summer of 1998, when the Bank was still getting used to independence, it changed tack abruptly from raising rates in the summer to cutting them in the autumn.
The first tack, known as Plan A, is the latest version of Ottawa's appeasement strategy.

Synonyms

approach, way, method, process;

policy, procedure, technique, tactic, plan, strategy, stratagem, programme, line of attack;

course of action, line of action, path, line, angle, direction, course

4 Sailing An act of changing course by turning a boat’s head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.Royal Caribbean has recognized that it is heading for this iceberg, and its captains have ordered a sharp tack....

As I approach my first tack, I pull in the main sail.
As the pair battled to the finish, Ian immediately tacked off to gain clear wind, but Jonathan timed his next tack well and came back to cover Ian across the line and win the event by half a boat length.

4.1A boat’s course relative to the direction of the wind: the brig bowled past on the opposite tack...

There was indeed a ship headed in the direction of Dolphin which was still on her southeasterly tack while Indefatigable was now headed northwest.
On the water, a yacht on starboard tack has undisputed right-of-way in any confrontation.
They steer onto a port tack and begin to sail.

Synonyms

heading, bearing, direction, course, track, path, line

4.2A distance sailed between tacks: it’s a shame to see a yacht drop her sails and start the diesel just because she has to make a few short tacks...

Terrified of turning the boat into a land-yacht, I minced around in the middle of the navigation in uselessly short tacks that took us no appreciable distance against the wind.
On the long beat back to Henholme, Fiscal Folly crossed the lake to the west shore, while F for Joy set a course down the east, with the rest of the fleet on shorter tacks in the centre of the lake.
On the short windward leg to the finish, Pilgrim drew alongside Naiad, but was then forced to put in a short tack while Naiad was able to hold her line and clinch a deserved second place and victory in the Classic fleet.

5 Sailing A rope for securing the corner of certain sails.

5.1The corner to which a rope is fastened.

6 [mass noun] The quality of being sticky: cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture

verb

1 [with object and adverbial] Fasten or fix in place with tacks: he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard...

Rigid foam board insulation is tacked onto the exterior sheathing, fortifying the thermal shield.
Just tack them to the back of the frame, or glue on with a hot glue gun.
Push the panel into the glued surface and use a level to make certain it is plumb before you tack it into position and glue it down permanently.

Synonyms

pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down

2 [with object and adverbial] Fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches: when the dress was roughly tacked together, she tried it on...

Fringe two same-sized strips, then stack, tack them together and use as one piece.
The seams should be tacked down to avoid chafing.
If you think it may get sloppy and peek out you can easily tack it to the shirt body on the front and bottom facing seam lines or into the ribbing seam if ribbing is left at the bottom.

Synonyms

stitch, baste, sew, bind, hem

2.1 (tack something on) Add or append something to something already existing: the castles have new wings and other bits tacked on customers tell of surprise ‘nuisance fees’ tacked on to every transaction...

Instead, the philosophical bits are tacked on in set speeches - much like in student essays, really.
The bill suggests that it will be fairer to lift the excise duty on fuel, rather than tacking the increased cost on to the registration fee.
The final settlement could balloon to $130 million after interest and lawyers' fees are tacked on.

Synonyms

attach, add, append, join, tag, annex

3 [no object] Sailing Change course by turning a boat’s head into and through the wind: their boat was now downwind and they had to tack Compare with wear².She was tacking to come around on Indefatigable's starboard side....

We sight Northern Caye, our anchorage for the night, on the horizon and tack to starboard.
He spotted it, and they quickly tacked over west.

From the practice of shifting ropes (see sense 5 of the noun of noun) to change direction

3.1 [with object] Alter the course of (a boat) by tacking: I tacked the ship shortly after midnight...

Watching his handpicked crew in action, expertly tacking the boat, it's hard to believe Team Adventure will stand a chance against his well-funded campaign.
After another half hour, the wind shifts, and the guys on deck need to tack the boat.
This is a good arrangement for some sailors, but tacking the Genoa will require going forward to pull the sail through the slot or furling the Genoa and unfurling it on the new tack.

3.2 [with adverbial of direction] Make a series of changes of course while sailing: but what happens when you have to tack up a narrow channel singlehanded?...

She points to the left side of the bay, where a small sailing boat is tacking past the tumble of fallen cliff.
I had a mental picture of the surface with the sun shining, and sailing boats tacking to and fro.
There she tacked east to west in the lee of the island, and reported winds gusting to 60 knots from the west-northwest, and large to moderate seas.

Synonyms

change course, change direction, change heading;

swerve, zigzag;

veer off/away;

Nautical go about, come about, beat, sail into the wind

Phrases

on the port (or starboard) tack

Derivatives

tacker

noun ...

Each contains 100 coasters, three 30-inch pennant strings, 36 party beads, and three wall tackers.
Use a tacker or staple gun to secure the layer of plastic below the horizontal screw strips on the sides.
Instead of using poisonous glue you could nail it on or use a tacker.

Origin

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

tacky from late 18th century:
The origin of tacky in the sense ‘sticky’ is from the word tack (Middle English) ‘to fasten lightly’, or for an object that does that job. The origin of this word is obscure. The sense of tacky meaning ‘in poor taste, cheap’ is different, but equally obscure. It was first found at the beginning of the 19th century in the USA meaning a weedy horse. By the late 19th century it was applied to a poor white in some southern states, and had also acquired its modern sense. The shortening tack did not happen until the 1980s. The sense tack for horses equipment is a shortening of tackle.

Rhymes

tack2

/tak

noun [mass noun]

Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment....

Too many training methods place too much emphasis on what kind of tack or equipment to use with the trainer conveniently selling that equipment.
She passed the tree where the horse's tack was propped and grabbed Hawk's bridle, the silverwork glinting in the moonlight.

Origin

Late 18th century (originally dialect in the general sense 'apparatus, equipment'): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s.

tack3

/tak

noun [mass noun] informal

Cheap, shoddy, or tasteless material: this pop will never trivialize itself and be described as cheap tack...

Rather than set out to offer an alternative to novelty acts, it cashes in on cheap tongue-in-cheek tack.
Tourist tack is almost absent; instead, there are a number of delicatessens, a good wine bar, an antiquarian bookshop and even a shop specialising in period jewellery.
If the makers of the film did one thing right, with what is otherwise wholly sentimental tack, it was to cast these two as the leads.

Origin

1980s: back-formation from tacky².

单词	tack
释义	tack1 /tak / noun 1A small, sharp broad-headed nail: tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor... In the house, the canisters are good for storing tacks, nails, and small screws. These make great places to store nails, screws, nut, bolts, washers, tacks, and staples. The tack hammers are very small but the actual tacks themselves are very sharp. Synonyms pin, drawing pin, nail, tin tack, staple, spike, rivet, stud; North American thumb tack 1.1North American A drawing pin: here are some tacks—put up a notice... Insert map pins, metal tacks, and pushpins with plastic heads to create dots, stripes, and hearts. This wooden tote comes to the rescue by organizing all the necessary implements, including pens, self-adhesive notepads, tacks, and paper dips. ‘You wore labels last year,’ Tiffany said suddenly, looking the tiniest bit disbelieving as she jumped into the conversation, placing her box of tacks down onto her desk. 2A long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing. 3A method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy: as she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him... So he changed tack, keeping the innovative production methods but applying them to better-known repertoire, until he felt he had built up an audience that was loyal to the company. In the summer of 1998, when the Bank was still getting used to independence, it changed tack abruptly from raising rates in the summer to cutting them in the autumn. The first tack, known as Plan A, is the latest version of Ottawa's appeasement strategy. Synonyms approach, way, method, process; policy, procedure, technique, tactic, plan, strategy, stratagem, programme, line of attack; course of action, line of action, path, line, angle, direction, course 4 Sailing An act of changing course by turning a boat’s head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.Royal Caribbean has recognized that it is heading for this iceberg, and its captains have ordered a sharp tack.... As I approach my first tack, I pull in the main sail. As the pair battled to the finish, Ian immediately tacked off to gain clear wind, but Jonathan timed his next tack well and came back to cover Ian across the line and win the event by half a boat length. 4.1A boat’s course relative to the direction of the wind: the brig bowled past on the opposite tack... There was indeed a ship headed in the direction of Dolphin which was still on her southeasterly tack while Indefatigable was now headed northwest. On the water, a yacht on starboard tack has undisputed right-of-way in any confrontation. They steer onto a port tack and begin to sail. Synonyms heading, bearing, direction, course, track, path, line 4.2A distance sailed between tacks: it’s a shame to see a yacht drop her sails and start the diesel just because she has to make a few short tacks... Terrified of turning the boat into a land-yacht, I minced around in the middle of the navigation in uselessly short tacks that took us no appreciable distance against the wind. On the long beat back to Henholme, Fiscal Folly crossed the lake to the west shore, while F for Joy set a course down the east, with the rest of the fleet on shorter tacks in the centre of the lake. On the short windward leg to the finish, Pilgrim drew alongside Naiad, but was then forced to put in a short tack while Naiad was able to hold her line and clinch a deserved second place and victory in the Classic fleet. 5 Sailing A rope for securing the corner of certain sails. 5.1The corner to which a rope is fastened. 6 [mass noun] The quality of being sticky: cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture verb 1 [with object and adverbial] Fasten or fix in place with tacks: he used the tool to tack down* sheets of fibreboard... Rigid foam board insulation is tacked onto the exterior sheathing, fortifying the thermal shield. Just tack them to the back of the frame, or glue on with a hot glue gun. Push the panel into the glued surface and use a level to make certain it is plumb before you tack it into position and glue it down permanently. Synonyms pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down 2 [with object and adverbial]* Fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches: when the dress was roughly tacked together, she tried it on... Fringe two same-sized strips, then stack, tack them together and use as one piece. The seams should be tacked down to avoid chafing. If you think it may get sloppy and peek out you can easily tack it to the shirt body on the front and bottom facing seam lines or into the ribbing seam if ribbing is left at the bottom. Synonyms stitch, baste, sew, bind, hem 2.1 (tack something on) Add or append something to something already existing: the castles have new wings and other bits tacked on customers tell of surprise ‘nuisance fees’ tacked on to every transaction... Instead, the philosophical bits are tacked on in set speeches - much like in student essays, really. The bill suggests that it will be fairer to lift the excise duty on fuel, rather than tacking the increased cost on to the registration fee. The final settlement could balloon to $130 million after interest and lawyers' fees are tacked on. Synonyms attach, add, append, join, tag, annex 3 [no object] Sailing Change course by turning a boat’s head into and through the wind: their boat was now downwind and they had to tack Compare with wear².She was tacking to come around on Indefatigable's starboard side.... We sight Northern Caye, our anchorage for the night, on the horizon and tack to starboard. He spotted it, and they quickly tacked over west. From the practice of shifting ropes (see sense 5 of the noun of noun) to change direction 3.1 [with object] Alter the course of (a boat) by tacking: I tacked the ship shortly after midnight... Watching his handpicked crew in action, expertly tacking the boat, it's hard to believe Team Adventure will stand a chance against his well-funded campaign. After another half hour, the wind shifts, and the guys on deck need to tack the boat. This is a good arrangement for some sailors, but tacking the Genoa will require going forward to pull the sail through the slot or furling the Genoa and unfurling it on the new tack. 3.2 [with adverbial of direction] Make a series of changes of course while sailing: but what happens when you have to tack up a narrow channel singlehanded?... She points to the left side of the bay, where a small sailing boat is tacking past the tumble of fallen cliff. I had a mental picture of the surface with the sun shining, and sailing boats tacking to and fro. There she tacked east to west in the lee of the island, and reported winds gusting to 60 knots from the west-northwest, and large to moderate seas. Synonyms change course, change direction, change heading; swerve, zigzag; veer off/away; Nautical go about, come about, beat, sail into the wind Phrases on the port (or starboard) tack Derivatives tacker noun ... Each contains 100 coasters, three 30-inch pennant strings, 36 party beads, and three wall tackers. Use a tacker or staple gun to secure the layer of plastic below the horizontal screw strips on the sides. Instead of using poisonous glue you could nail it on or use a tacker. Origin Middle English (in the general sense 'something that fastens one thing to another'): probably related to Old French tache 'clasp, large nail'. tacky from late 18th century: The origin of tacky in the sense ‘sticky’ is from the word tack (Middle English) ‘to fasten lightly’, or for an object that does that job. The origin of this word is obscure. The sense of tacky meaning ‘in poor taste, cheap’ is different, but equally obscure. It was first found at the beginning of the 19th century in the USA meaning a weedy horse. By the late 19th century it was applied to a poor white in some southern states, and had also acquired its modern sense. The shortening tack did not happen until the 1980s. The sense tack for horses equipment is a shortening of tackle. Rhymes aback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, claque, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack tack2 /tak / noun [mass noun] Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.... Too many training methods place too much emphasis on what kind of tack or equipment to use with the trainer conveniently selling that equipment. She passed the tree where the horse's tack was propped and grabbed Hawk's bridle, the silverwork glinting in the moonlight. Origin Late 18th century (originally dialect in the general sense 'apparatus, equipment'): contraction of tackle. The current sense dates from the 1920s. tack3 /tak / noun [mass noun] informal Cheap, shoddy, or tasteless material: this pop will never trivialize itself and be described as cheap tack... Rather than set out to offer an alternative to novelty acts, it cashes in on cheap tongue-in-cheek tack. Tourist tack is almost absent; instead, there are a number of delicatessens, a good wine bar, an antiquarian bookshop and even a shop specialising in period jewellery. If the makers of the film did one thing right, with what is otherwise wholly sentimental tack, it was to cast these two as the leads. Origin 1980s: back-formation from tacky².
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