tack

1. N-COUNT A tack or a thumbtack is a short pin with a wide head that you can push with your thumb, especially for a bulletin board. 圖釘

...a box of carpet tacks. …一盒地毯釘。

2. N-COUNT A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor. 平頭釘

...a box of carpet tacks. …一盒地毯釘。

3. N food, esp when regarded as inferior or distasteful 粗劣食品[非正式]

4. →see also thumbtack

5. V-T If you tack something to a surface, you pin it there with tacks or thumbtacks. 用平頭釘或圖釘釘住

He had tacked this note to her door. 他已經(jīng)把這張便條用圖釘釘在了她的門上。

6. N-SING If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation. 方法[also no det]

Seeing the puzzled look on his face, she tried a different tack. 看到他臉上困惑的神情，她試了一個不同的方法。

7. V-T If you tack pieces 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 permanently. 用粗線腳縫

Tack them together with a 1 cm seam. 用1厘米的針腳把它們粗縫上。