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

• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.
  别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• Brass tacks along his work table helped him measure the exact amount.
  沿着工作台上的一溜铜钉可以帮助店主测量布料的准确长度。
• 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！
• 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。
• I fixed it with cardboard and tacks.
  我用硬纸板和大头钉把它固定好了。
• Don't guess, get down to brass tacks.
  别乱估计，用铜钉量清楚了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。