tacks

英 [tæks]

美 [tæks]

n.  方针; 方法; 思路; (帆船的)戗风调向，戗风行驶; (尤指把地毯钉在地板上的)平头钉，大头钉
v.  (用平头钉)钉住; 绷; 用粗线脚缝; 戗风行驶; 换抢; 作之字形航行
tack的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:thumbtack
• VERB 用大头钉(或图钉)固定
  If youtacksomething to a surface, you pin it there with tacks or drawing pins.
  1. He had tacked this note to her door...
     他用图钉将这张便条钉在她的门上。
  2. She had recently taken a canvas from the theater and tacked it up on the wall.
     她最近从剧院拿回一幅油画，用图钉把它钉在了墙上。
• N-SING 方法;策略;思路
  If you changetackor try a differenttack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
  1. In desperation I changed tack...
     我走投无路，于是改变了策略。
  2. This report takes a different tack from the 20 that have come before.
     这份报告和此前的 20 份报告采取的思路不同。
• V-ERG (使)(船只)曲折航行，蜿蜒航行
  If a sailing boatis tackingor if the people in ittackit, it is sailing towards a particular point in a series of sideways movements rather than in a straight line.
  1. We were tacking fairly close inshore...
     我们沿着近海岸曲折航行。
  2. Our last trip involved a coastal passage, tacking east against wind and current...
     我们上次旅行时曾经沿着海岸，逆着风浪向东曲折航行。
  3. The helmsman could tack the boat singlehanded.
     舵手独自一人就能变换航向。
• VERB （用大针脚）粗缝，暂时缝上
  If youtackpieces of material together, you sew them together with big, loose stitches in order to hold them firmly or check that they fit, before sewing them properly.
  1. Tack them together with a 1.5 cm seam...
     用 1.5 厘米的针脚将它们暂时缝上。
  2. Tack the cord around the cushion.
     用粗线沿着垫子边绷一圈。

双语例句

• Brass tacks were used around the bottom part of the chair. The brass tacks showed that the chair was built to be strong.
  椅子底部常钉有铜钉，有铜钉说明椅子很坚固。
• For example, a man may say, I want to work for you. But how much will you pay me? He is getting down to brass tacks.
  例如，一个人若这样说：我想为你工作，不过你能付我多少薪水？
• But this would not be correct. He could get an exact measure only by laying the material down along the brass tacks.
  但这个估计的长度可能不太准确，他只能通过铜钉测量才能得到一个准确长度。
• To be successful, a person in business works hard and tries to get down to brass tacks.
  一个人在业务上努力工作，触及实质的人才能取得成功。
• The brass tacks, showed that the chair was built to be strong.
  黄铜钉表明椅子造得很坚固。
• Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record.
  安哥拉执政党预定在今天就有关该党执政记录的问题进行实质性讨论。
• If you install the V6.1.2 Clips and Tacks sample, you can use the sample custom theme to change the appearance of the sample application.
  如果您安装了V6.1.2ClipsandTacks示例，则可以使用示例自定义主题来更改示例应用程序的外观。
• Cost-plus pricing is easy if the seller can quickly determine costs; then it just tacks on a profit and sells the item at that price.
  如果销售者很快地确认成本，那么成本加价法就容易了，将利润加上去，再以此价格销售产品。
• He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop.
  他对他们说，如果他们可以帮助他成立一个店铺，他就可以做鞋钉。
• A busy doctor wants ms patients to get down to brass tacks.
  忙碌的医生希望病人能直接说出病情。