| 单词 | tack |
| 释义 | tack tack1 —tacker, n. —tackless, adj. /tak/, n. 1. a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. 2. Naut. a. a rope for extending the lower forward corner of a course. b. the lower forward corner of a course or fore-and-aft sail. See diag. under sail. c. the heading of a sailing vessel, when sailing close-hauled, with reference to the wind direction. d. a course run obliquely against the wind. e. one of the series of straight runs that make up the zigzag course of a ship proceeding to windward. 3. a course of action or conduct, esp. one differing from some preceding or other course. 4. one of the movements of a zigzag course on land. 5. a stitch, esp. a long stitch used in fastening seams, preparatory to a more thorough sewing. 6. a fastening, esp. of a temporary kind. 7. stickiness, as of nearly dry paint or glue or of a printing ink or gummed tape; adhesiveness. 8. the gear used in equipping a horse, including saddle, bridle, martingale, etc. 9. on the wrong tack, under a misapprehension; in error; astray: His line of questioning began on the wrong tack. v.t. 10. to fasten by a tack or tacks: to tack a rug to the floor. 11. to secure by some slight or temporary fastening. 12. to join together; unite; combine. 13. to attach as something supplementary; append; annex (often fol. by on or onto). 14. Naut. a. to change the course of (a sailing vessel) to the opposite tack. b. to navigate (a sailing vessel) by a series of tacks. 15. to equip (a horse) with tack. v.i. 16. Naut. a. to change the course of a sailing vessel by bringing the head into the wind and then causing it to fall off on the other side: He ordered us to tack at once. b. (of a sailing vessel) to change course in this way. c. to proceed to windward by a series of courses as close to the wind as the vessel will sail. 17. to take or follow a zigzag course or route. 18. to change one's course of action, conduct, ideas, etc. 19. to equip a horse with tack (usually fol. by up): Please tack up quickly. [1300-50; (n.) ME tak buckle, clasp, nail (later, tack); c. G Zacke prong, D tak twig; (v.) ME tacken to attach, deriv. of the n.; see TACHE, ATTACH] Syn. 13. affix, fasten, add. tack2 /tak/, n. food; fare. [1740-50; orig. uncert.] tack3 /tak/, n. Scot. and North Eng. 1. a lease, esp. on farmland. 2. a rented pasture. 3. a catch, haul, or take of fish. [1250-1300; ME tak < ON tak goods, seizure, grasp. See TAKE] |
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