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。
• This is not something that can be skated over – let's get down to brass tacks. After the introductions we immediately got down to business and reached an agreement within an hour.
  这件事可不能一带而过&我们来讨论实质问题吧。开场白以后我们马上讨论实质问题，一个小时内便达成了协议。
• 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。
• 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。
• Allow for 20 service openings through the diaphragm wall. He got through the dense crowd in a series of tacks.
  有20个管线进线口穿过连续墙。他连续以Z字形前进穿过密集的群众。
• Indeed, the happiness coaches go beyond traditional positive-thinking approaches, taking new tacks that tend to ring true with workers.
  事实上，快乐辅导师超越传统的积极思维方法，采用了一些新手段，往往被员工所接受。
• We ll also get down to brass tacks, and actually study some real cryptographic packages, complete with code examples.
  我们还将讨论实质问题，并实际研究一些真正的密码套装软体，包括程式范例。
• 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。
• It's had tacks in it.
  这梯子上有大头钉。
• Don't guess, get down to brass tacks.
  别乱估计，用铜钉量清楚了。