n. 1.(火车等的)行李(网)架;各种搁架[枪架、帽架、笔架等],工具架;【航海】结绳架;【军事】(飞机的)炸弹架;【航海】餐具架;防止转动架;【机械工程】齿条,齿轨;饲草架,马槽。 2.(从前拉脱犯人四肢关节的)拉肢拷问台,拉肢刑架;拷问;(精神上或肉体上的)巨大痛苦。 短语和例子 a clothes rack 衣架。 a torpedo net rack 鱼雷防御网。 a launching rack 【火箭】发射导轨。 an underwing rack 【火箭】翼下发射导轨。 by rack of eye 依据目测估量,照估计。 come [stand up] to the [one's] rack 听天由命。 in a high rack 在高位。 live at rack and manger 过豪华[富裕]生活。 off the rack (衣服)做好了的,现成的。 on the rack 正在受拷问;忧虑,害怕 ( My ingenuity is on the rack to find a good excuse. 我正在绞尽脑汁找借口)。 put sth. on the rack 使极度紧张;使受到严格考验。 put sb. to [on] the rack 对…加以拷问。 vt. 1.对(犯人)拉肢拷问;扭伤。 2.使过分紧张,使苦痛,折磨。 3.剥削,榨取(佃户);使(地力)变瘦。 4.把…做成架子。 5.把…搁在架子[台子]上;把(马)栓在马槽上。 短语和例子 a cough that racks one's whole body 仿佛要扯碎全身的激烈的咳嗽。 a racking headache 要爆炸似的头痛。 be racked with pain 苦痛不堪。 rack one's brains 绞尽脑汁,费尽心机。 rack rent from sb. 勒索过高地租剥削某人。 rack up 1. 获得(胜利);得(比分)(rack up 20 points in the first half 前半场得20分。 rack up a victory 获得胜利)。 2. 彻底击败。 3. 把马拴[系]起来喂草料。 n. 〔古语〕破坏,荒废。 go to rack and ruin [manger] 走向毁灭[荒废] (=wrack)。 n. 行云团;〔废语〕行雾。 vi. (云)随风飘动。 n. (马的)轻跑,小步跑。 vi. (马)轻跑。 vt. 把(酒槽中的酒)榨出 ( off ) 将(酒)装瓶。 n. =arrack.
a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately 同义词:single-foot,
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" 同义词:stand,
framework for holding objects
an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims 同义词:wheel,
the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin" 同义词:wrack,
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
torture on the rack
seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
work on a rack; "rack leather"
stretch to the limits; "rack one''s brains"
torment emotionally or mentally 同义词:torment, torture, excruciate,
draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
fly in high wind
run before a gale 同义词:scud,
go at a rack; "the horses single-footed" 同义词:single-foot,
obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" 同义词:extort, squeeze, gouge, wring,
put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
例句与用法
1.
A coughing fit racked her whole body . 她一阵咳嗽全身都十分难受。
2.
We racked our brains for an answer . 我们为寻找答案而绞尽脑汁。
3.
Marsha's body was racked with sobs . 玛莎的身子因呜咽而抽搐着。
4.
My ingenuity is on the rack to find a good excuse . 我正在绞尽脑汁找借口。
5.
Officials racked their minds for a solution . 官员们绞尽脑汁寻求解决的办法。
6.
Our brother is upon the rack . 我们的兄弟正在经历磨难。
7.
He was racking his brain for a course of action . 他在脑子里拼命寻找一条行动的道路。
8.
I'm racking my brain to find a way to keep head above water . 我绞尽脑汁想法不欠债。
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My brain is continually on the rack about the means of living . 我总是为生计而伤神。