noun🔗Share图钉，平头钉 A small nail with a flat head."I used tacks to hang the poster on my bedroom wall. "我用图钉把海报钉在了卧室的墙上。itemutensilstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share图钉，摁钉 A thumbtack."I used tacks to hang the poster on my bedroom wall. "我用图钉把海报钉在了卧室的墙上。stationeryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假缝, 虚缝。 A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth."The seamstress used tacks to hold the dress pieces together before sewing the final seam. "缝纫师先用假缝将连衣裙的各个部分固定在一起，然后再缝制最终的缝线。materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share前帆下角, 迎风角. The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind."The sailor adjusted the tacks of the mainsail to catch more wind. "水手调整了大帆的迎风角，以便兜住更多的风。nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share抢风航向, 之字航行 A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe."The sailboat made slow but steady progress upwind by taking a series of short tacks. "这艘帆船通过采取一系列短的抢风航向，缓慢但稳定地顶风航行。nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share方针，策略。 A direction or course of action, especially a new one."Faced with low sales, the company decided to try new tacks in its marketing strategy, focusing on social media. "面对销售额低迷的情况，该公司决定在营销策略上尝试新的方针，重点放在社交媒体上。directionwayplanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share抢风转向，迎风转向 The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other."The sailor practiced a series of quick tacks to navigate the boat through the narrow channel. "水手练习了一系列快速的抢风转向，以便驾驶船只通过狭窄的航道。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share航向，顺风转向; 钉板 The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board."The small sailboat made slow progress up the lake, its tacks only a few boat lengths long due to the narrow channel. "由于狭窄的航道，这艘小帆船在湖上逆风行驶时，每次顺风转向之间的航向只有几个船身的长度，进展缓慢。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share前支索, 前支索。 A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom."The sailor adjusted the tacks to keep the sails tight and the boat moving forward against the wind. "水手调整了前支索，以保持风帆紧绷，使船逆风前进。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share马具, 鞍具 Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack."The barn was filled with saddles, bridles, and other horse tacks, all neatly organized on racks. "谷仓里堆满了鞍具、缰绳和其他马具，所有东西都整齐地摆放在架子上。animalwearvehicleagricultureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share粘性，黏性。 The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties."The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place."这种层压板粘合剂的粘性非常强，一旦就位就很难移动。compoundmaterialsubstancechemistryphysicssciencetechnicalqualityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share食物, 粮食。 Food generally; fare, especially of the bread kind."After a long day of hiking, the hikers were grateful for the simple tacks of bread and cheese. "徒步旅行了一整天后，徒步者们很感激能吃到简单的面包和奶酪这些食物。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share附件，附加物. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix."The author added several tacks to the end of the report, including updated sales figures and customer testimonials. "作者在报告的末尾添加了几个附件，包括最新的销售数据和客户评价。partitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share租约，租赁合同。 A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease."The landlord prepared the tacks for the farmer, outlining the terms of the land lease for the upcoming season. "房东为农夫准备了租约，详细列出了下一季土地租赁的各项条款。propertylawbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share信心，信任，依赖. Confidence; reliance."She approached the presentation with tacks, despite her nervousness. "尽管她很紧张，她还是充满自信地开始了演讲。attitudecharactermindabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share钉住, 用平头钉钉。 To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head)."She carefully tacks the poster to the bulletin board. "她小心地用平头钉把海报钉在布告栏上。itemutensilworkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share粗缝， 假缝 To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth)."She tacks the skirt pieces together before sewing them permanently, to make sure the fit is right. "她先把裙子的几片用粗缝/假缝 缝合 在一起， 确保尺寸合适后再永久缝制。materialutensilwearworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢风转向，迎风转向。 To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other."The sailor tacks the boat skillfully to navigate the narrow channel against the wind. "水手熟练地抢风转向，驾驶帆船逆风通过狭窄的航道。nauticalsailingvehicletechnicaloceansportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share附加，增添。 To add something as an extra item."to tack (something) onto (something)"在…上附加（某物）itembusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share给...钉马掌，钉掌 Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse."Before the show, the rider carefully tacks up her horse with a clean saddle and bridle. "表演开始前，骑手小心地给她的马钉上马掌，并配上干净的马鞍和缰绳。animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share污点，污迹 A stain; a tache."The spilled coffee left tacks on the important document, making it look unprofessional. "洒出的咖啡在重要的文件上留下了污迹，让文件看起来很不专业。markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share怪味，异味。 A peculiar flavour or taint."a musty tack"一股霉味qualitysensationcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
