English → Chinese
tack1
/BrE tak 
, AmE tæk /
A noun
1 (small nail) 平头钉;
a carpet tack 地毯钉
2 US (drawing pin) 图钉
3 (temporary stitch) 粗线脚缝;
to put a tack in sth 粗缝某物
4 Nautical (oblique course) 抢风调向; figurative (approach) 方法;
to be on the starboard/port tack 在右／左舷抢风行驶;
to change tack 改弦易辙;
to try another or different tack figurative 变换策略;
to be on the right/wrong tack (of vessel) 航向正确／错误; figurative (of course of action) 路子正确／错误
B transitive verb
1 (nail) 用平头钉钉 ‹carpet, lino, upholstery›;
to tack sth to sth; 用平头钉将某物钉在某物上;
to tack sth down; 用平头钉将某物固定
2 (temporarily stitch) 用粗线脚缝 ‹article of clothing, sheet, hem›;
to tack sth on (to sth); 用粗缝针脚将某物缝（在某物）上
C intransitive verb
«person» 作之字形移动; «sailor, yacht» 抢风航行;
to tack to port/starboard 在左／右舷抢风行驶;
to tack about; 抢风航行;
to tack into the wind; 抢风航行
Phrasal verb
● tack on
transitive verb
[tack sth on, tack on sth] informal 添加;
to tack sth on to sth 把某物添加到某物上