rack

noun

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Definitions of rack noun

structure(结构)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    a structure of bars or shelves used for holding or displaying items.

    框架;支架;置物架

    • a rack for drying dishes after washing.

      一个用来晾干洗好的碗盘的架子。

    • I saw a rack full of potato chips at the supermarket.

      我在超市看到一个放满薯片的架子。

    • She hung her coat on the rack behind the door.

      她把外套挂在门后的架子上。

game(游戏)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    a triangular frame used to position the balls at the beginning of a game of billiards or pool.

    (台球或桌球中用于排列球的)三角框

    • He carefully placed the balls in the rack.

      他小心地把球放进三角框里。

    • The referee removed the rack from the pool table.

      裁判从台球台上移除了三角框。

    • Players must use a rack to set up the balls.

      玩家必须使用三角框来排列球。

food(食物)

  1. Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)

    a cut of meat, typically from the neck of a sheep or pig.

    (羊或猪的)颈部肉

    • The chef roasted a rack of lamb with rosemary and garlic.

      主厨用迷迭香和大蒜烤了一块羊颈肉。

    • We bought a rack of pork from the local butcher shop.

      我们从当地的肉店买了一块猪颈肉。

    • Roast rack of lamb is a signature dish at their restaurant.

      烤羊颈肉是他们餐厅的招牌菜。

mechanism(机械)

  1. Countable(可数名词)

    a toothed bar that meshes with a gear, often used in mechanisms to convert rotational motion into linear motion.

    齿条;齿轨

    • The machine uses a rack to move the platform.

      这台机器使用齿条来移动平台。

    • Rack and pinion systems are common in many industrial applications.

      齿条和小齿轮系统在许多工业应用中很常见。

    • They are checking the rack for any damage.

      他们正在检查齿条是否有损坏。

Phrases of rack noun

  • rack and ruin

    A state of severe damage, decay, or destruction; a condition of complete ruin or dilapidation.

    衰败的状态;破败不堪

    The old house fell into rack and ruin due to years of neglect.

    这栋老房子由于多年无人照料,已陷入破败不堪的状态。

verb

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Definitions of rack verb

  1. Transitive(及物动词)Usually passive(通常被动)

    to cause great physical or mental suffering to a person or animal.

    使(身体或精神上)遭受剧痛;折磨

    • The illness racked his body with pain.

      疾病使他全身剧痛。

    • She was racked by feelings of guilt.

      她被罪恶感折磨。

    • The country was racked by long term economic hardship.

      这个国家长期受到经济困难的折磨。

Idioms

  • rack your brains

    to make a great effort to think of or remember something.

    费尽心思

    I've been racking my brains trying to figure out how to solve this problem.

    我一直在绞尽脑汁试图找出解决这个问题的方法。

  • be on the rack

    To experience severe physical or mental suffering; to be in a state of extreme distress or torment.

    痛苦不堪

    He was on the rack while waiting for the exam results.

    他在等待考试结果时感到极度煎熬。

Phrasal Verbs of rack

  • rack something up

    to gradually accumulate more points, profits, and similar gains.

    不断累积(得分或利润);累计;聚集

    He racked up points throughout the competition, ultimately winning the championship.

    他在整个比赛中不断累积分数,最终赢得了冠军。

  • rack off

    to depart or move away, often utilized as an impolite command for someone to leave

    滚开(粗俗用语)

    When he started taking my food, I angrily told him to rack off.

    当他开始拿我的食物时,我生气地叫他滚开。