Rack
[ ræk ]
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n. 行李架;支架;刑架;（羊、猪等带前肋的）颈脊;
vt. 使痛苦，使焦虑;剥削，榨取;用刑拘折磨;
📝 例句
There was a small suitcase on the rack above his head.
他头上的行李架上放着一只小箱子。
He washed the dishes and put them in the plate rack to dry.
他洗了盘子并放在盘子架上晾干。
That is why we are on the rack.
那就是我们痛苦的原因所在。
The suit, undecided, has fallen into rack, and ruin, and despair.
这场打不完的官司只是招来了痛苦，破产和绝望。
The racks were crowded with new clothes.
架子上挂满了新衣服。
🌱 联想助记
【串】猝然crack(爆裂),斧头放在rack(搁物架),美女躲进sack(麻袋),突然消失track(足迹)
【记】※ rack-行李架,track-踪迹:追查行李架的踪迹
※ rack-搁物架、使苦痛,lack-没有:商店里搁架,经常没有货
※ r-似“花”,a-一,ck-拼音“刺客”:用花来折磨一个刺客
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
rack
n
1 (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) framework, usu with bars or pegs, for holding things or for hanging things on （放东西或挂东西用的）架子: a `plate-rack 盘碟架
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 （公共汽车、 火车、 飞机等座位上方放置轻便行李、 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 齿条; 齿板; 齿轨
a `steering rack, eg on a cable car 转向齿条（如缆车上的）. Cf 参看 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 （旧时）拉肢拷问台（一种刑具）
put sb on the rack 对某人施以拉肢之刑.
2 (idm 习语) on the `rack in severe pain or mental distress （肉体或精神上）受极大折磨. rack, v
1 [Tn] torture (sb) on the rack 以拉肢之刑拷问或折磨（某人）.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(of disease, pain or mental distress) cause agony to (sb) （指疾病、 疼痛、 苦恼等）使（某人）极为痛苦
racked with pain, fever, etc 因疼痛、 发烧等而痛苦
A coughing fit racked her whole body. 她一阵咳嗽全身都十分难受.
a voice racked by sobs/weeping 抽抽搭搭[哭哭啼啼]的痛苦的声音
racked by (feelings of) guilt, remorse, doubt, etc 深受内疚、 悔恨、 怀疑等之苦.
3 (idm 习语) rack one's `brain(s) try very hard to think of sth or recall sth 苦思某事; 努力回忆某事
We racked our brains for an answer. 我们为寻找答案而绞尽脑汁.
I've been racking my brains (trying) to remember his name. 我一直在回想他的名字.
rack n (idm 习语) go to ,rack and `ruin fall into a ruined or disorganized state through neglect 因忽视而致毁坏、 混乱或瓦解
The old empty house soon went to rack and ruin. 这所旧的空房子很快就毁坏了.
This country is going to rack and ruin; we need a change of government. 这个国家正在分崩离析, 我们需要更换政府.
🎯 考研助记
拉客（谐音）：每天拉客很 痛苦 正规军(ra)把公鸡(ck)放在 架子上 网友：yqy 补充：后面（back）就是挂物架（r又特别象挂物体的钩子）
🔁 扩展释义
*[ræk]n. 架, 行李架, 饲草架, 搁物架, 痛苦, 折磨, 齿条, 行云团vt. 把...放在架上, 在架上制作, 折磨, 使痛苦, 压榨, 榨取, 猛烈撕拉, 拷问vi. 变形, 倾斜, (云)随风飘, (马)小步跑【计】 机架【化】 齿轨; 固定架; 滑轨; 撕裂【医】 支架, 格栅相关词组: 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
🏥 医学释义
支架，格栅
📖 同为「计算机」词汇
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First of all, it's been improved. And it's bigger, although it's more expensive.
首先，它已作了改进。而且机子较大，尽管价格贵些。
No, I haven't. I read about it in the newspaper. It's also about the man who wanted to end slavery -- Abraham Lincoln.
不，还没有。我在报纸上读过有关的情况。它还讲述了那个想结束奴隶制度的人，即亚伯拉罕·林肯的情况。
My grammar is improving, but I find idioms and useful expressions hard to learn.
我的语法在进步，但我发现习语和有用表达很难学。