| 单词 | hack |
| 释义 | hack (hæk ) Word forms: hacks , hacking , hacked 1. verb If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight. [VERB noun] Some were hacked to death with machetes. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] Matthew desperately hacked through the leather. [VERB preposition] Hack away means the same as hack. He started to hack away at the tree bark. [V P at n] 2. verb If you hack your way through an area such as a jungle or hack a path through it, you move forward, cutting back the trees or plants that are in your way. We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 3. verb If you hack at or hack something which is too large, too long, or too expensive, you reduce its size, length, or cost by cutting out or getting rid of large parts of it. He hacked away at the story, eliminating one character entirely. [VERB adverb/preposition] 4. countable noun If you refer to a professional writer, such as a journalist, as a hack, you disapprove of them because they write for money without worrying very much about the quality of their writing. [disapproval] ...tabloid hacks, always eager to find victims in order to sell newspapers. ...a hack writer of cheap romances. Synonyms: reporter, writer, correspondent, journalist 5. countable noun If you refer to a politician as a hack, you disapprove of them because they are too loyal to their party and perhaps do not deserve the position they have. [disapproval] Far too many party hacks from the old days still hold influential jobs. Synonyms: yes-man, lackey, toady, flunky 6. countable noun A hack is a quick and clever solution to a problem. [informal] In this series, top chefs share their cleverest hacks and tricks. This is a life hack that will save your sanity, time and money. 7. verb If someone hacks or hacks into a phone or computer system, they break into it, especially in order to get secret information. Journalists had hacked the phone of the missing lawyer. [VERB noun] The saboteurs had demanded money in return for revealing how they hacked into the systems. [VERB + into] He was jailed for hacking voicemails connected with the royal household. [VERB noun] hacking uncountable noun ...the common and often illegal art of computer hacking. 8. verb [oft cont] If you hack or go hacking, you go out for a ride on horseback. [British] The children could be seen hacking across the hillside on their ponies. [VERB preposition/adverb] hacking uncountable noun Hacking is a major activity in the horse world. 9. countable noun A hack is a ride on horseback. [British] 10. countable noun A hack is a horse which people can hire from a stable to go out riding. 11. can't hack it phrase If you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation. [informal] You have to be confident and never give the impression that you can't hack it. Smith tries to convince them that he can hack it as a police chief. 12. See also hacking Phrasal verbs: hack away hack [sense 1] hack off phrasal verb If you hack something off, you cut it off with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife. Kim even hacked off her long hair. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Surgeons saved a man's arm after it was hacked off at the elbow. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Translations: Chinese: 砍 Japanese: たたき切る |
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