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

单词

tack

释义

a small short sharp-pointed nail, usu with a broad flat head

a long loose straight stitch usu used to hold two or more layers of fabric together temporarily

the direction of a sailing vessel with respect to the direction of the wind

the run of a sailing vessel on one tack

a change of course from one tack to another

a course of action or way of dealing with something

on a new tack

the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail

a sticky or adhesive quality

[Middle English tak something that attaches, prob from Old French tache big nail, clasp, of Germanic origin]

to fasten or attach (something) with tacks

to sew (something) with long loose stitches, often temporarily

(often + on) to add (something) as a supplement

to change the course of (a sailing vessel) from one tack to the other by turning the bow towards the wind

verb intrans

to tack a sailing vessel

said of a sailing vessel: to undergo being tacked

to follow a zigzag course

to change one's policy or attitude abruptly

tacker noun

equipment, e.g. saddles, stirrups, harnesses, etc, used in horse riding

[shortening of tackle¹]

cheap or, poorly made, worthless, or rubbishy things or material

[back-formation from tacky²]

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