1. | [u][sing] 方针；方法；思路the way in which you deal with a particular situation; the direction of your words or thoughts |
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。 |
2. | [c][u] （帆船的）抢风调向，抢风行驶the direction that a boat with sails takes as it sails at an angle to the wind in order to fill its sails |
They were sailing on (a) port/starboard tack(= with the wind coming from the left/right side) . 他们正在左╱右舷戗风行使。 |
3. | [c] （尤指把地毯钉在地板上的）平头钉，大头钉a small nail with a sharp point and a flat head, used especially for fixing a carpet to the floor |
a carpet tack 地毯钉 |
4. | [c] 粗线脚缝；假缝a long loose stitch used for holding pieces of cloth together temporarily, before you sew them finally |
5. | [u] 鞍辔；马具the equipment that you need for riding a horse, such as a saddle and bridle |
1. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. （用平头钉）钉住to fasten sth in place with a tack or tacks |
The carpet was tacked to the floor. 地毯是用平头钉钉在地板上的。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) 绷；用粗线脚缝to fasten pieces of cloth together temporarily with long loose stitches before sewing them finally |
3. | [i] 抢风行驶；换抢；作之字形航行to change the direction of a sailing boat 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 |
