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

• 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。
• Get down to the brass tacks, and quit talking round the subject.
  谈实质问题吧，别兜圈子了。
• Let's get down to brass tacks and talk about my contract for next year.
  我们直接进入重点，谈谈我明年的合约吧。
• Friends say that he takes articles that tell him not to come back and tacks them all on his refrigerator as inspiration.
  他的朋友说：他把所有奉劝他不要复出的文章都贴在冰箱上作为激励。那么，我们为什么还要喋喋不休地告诉他不要复出呢？
• I'm afraid I can give you only ten minutes'time. Let's get down to brass tacks at once.
  我恐怕只能给你十分钟，我们马上就谈正经的事吧！
• I fixed it with cardboard and tacks.
  我用硬纸板和大头钉把它固定好了。
• In other words, someone got down to the brass tacks.
  换句话说，有人直切重点。
• So everything has to be rearranged and checked, like tables, chairs, mean tacks, podium, audio and visual equipments and even the lunch menu.
  所以每样东西都要重新安排和检查，像桌子，椅子，不起眼的大头针，讲台，视听设备，甚至是午餐菜单。
• 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？