rack
n
1 (often in compounds 常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) framework, usu with bars or pegs, for holding things or for hanging things on (放東西或掛東西用的)架子: a `plate-rack 盤(pán)碟架
a `wine-rack, ie for holding wine bottles 酒瓶架
a `toast-rack 面包片架 * a `hat-rack 帽架.
2 type of shelf for light luggage, coats, etc over the seats of a bus, train, plane, etc (公共汽車、 火車、 飛機(jī)等座位上方放置輕便行李、 衣物等的)行李架: a `luggage-rack 行李架.
3 rod, bar or rail with teeth or cogs, into which those of a wheel, gear, etc fit 齒條; 齒板; 齒軌
a `steering rack, eg on a cable car 轉(zhuǎn)向齒條(如纜車上的). Cf 參看 pinion2.
rack n
1 (usu 通常作 the rack) (formerly) instrument of torture consisting of a frame with rollers to which a person's wrists and ankles were tied so that his joints were stretched when the rollers were turned (舊時(shí))拉肢拷問(wèn)臺(tái)(一種刑具)
put sb on the rack 對(duì)某人施以拉肢之刑.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) on the `rack in severe pain or mental distress (肉體或精神上)受極大折磨. rack, v
1 [Tn] torture (sb) on the rack 以拉肢之刑拷問(wèn)或折磨(某人).
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)]
(of disease, pain or mental distress) cause agony to (sb) (指疾病、 疼痛、 苦惱等)使(某人)極為痛苦
racked with pain, fever, etc 因疼痛、 發(fā)燒等而痛苦
A coughing fit racked her whole body. 她一陣咳嗽全身都十分難受.
a voice racked by sobs/weeping 抽抽搭搭[哭哭啼啼]的痛苦的聲音
racked by (feelings of) guilt, remorse, doubt, etc 深受內(nèi)疚、 悔恨、 懷疑等之苦.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) rack one's `brain(s) try very hard to think of sth or recall sth 苦思某事; 努力回憶某事
We racked our brains for an answer. 我們?yōu)閷ふ掖鸢付g盡腦汁.
I've been racking my brains (trying) to remember his name. 我一直在回想他的名字.
rack n (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) go to ,rack and `ruin fall into a ruined or disorganized state through neglect 因忽視而致毀壞、 混亂或瓦解
The old empty house soon went to rack and ruin. 這所舊的空房子很快就毀壞了.
This country is going to rack and ruin; we need a change of government. 這個(gè)國(guó)家正在分崩離析, 我們需要更換政府.
*[r?k]n. 架, 行李架, 飼草架, 擱物架, 痛苦, 折磨, 齒條, 行云團(tuán)vt. 把...放在架上, 在架上制作, 折磨, 使痛苦, 壓榨, 榨取, 猛烈撕拉, 拷問(wèn)vi. 變形, 傾斜, (云)隨風(fēng)飄, (馬)小步跑【計(jì)】 機(jī)架【化】 齒軌; 固定架; 滑軌; 撕裂【醫(yī)】 支架, 格柵相關(guān)詞組: off the rack be on the rack rack one's brains rack up go to rack and ruin go to rack and manger rack and ruin
romanticadj. 浪漫的,談情說(shuō)愛(ài)的,多情的,風(fēng)流的,香艷的;空想的,虛構(gòu)的,怪誕的,想入非非的,不實(shí)際的,難實(shí)行的(計(jì)劃等);傳奇(式)的,小說(shuō)般的,情節(jié)離奇的;浪漫主義的;
n. 富于浪漫氣息的人;浪漫主義作家[畫(huà)家等],浪漫派詩(shī)人[藝術(shù)家];浪漫思想[行為];
tapen. 帶子;膠帶,磁帶;卷尺;
vt. 用帶子捆起來(lái);錄音;
vt.& vi. 錄音;