| 词组 | tack |
| 释义 | tack [tacked, tacked, tacking] tack on/onto tack sth on • tack on sth • tack sth onto sth usually passive to add something new to something that is already complete, especially in a way that looks wrong or that spoils the original thing: ▪ It was a beautiful old stone house with an unpleasant modern extension tacked on at the back. ▪ The film has an extraordinary surprise ending, tacked onto the end of the original story. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑add on tack up 1. tack sth up • tack up sth to fasten something to a wall, post etc using small nails: ▪ I couldn't help noticing the lists of rules that were tacked up all over the school. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pin up 2. tack up sth • tack sth up BrE to sew the bottom or edge of a piece of clothing using long loose stitches, especially before sewing it more carefully with smaller stitches: ▪ I'll just tack up the bottom of the sleeves, and then you can try them for length. ▪ She was wearing an old black dress with the hem roughly tacked up. 3. tack up sth • tack sth up • tack up BrE to put the equipment needed for riding onto a horse's back and head: ▪ Alexander yelled at me to tack up the little brown pony. |
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