Tack & Tact

tack



Y



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    平頭釘,大頭釘;圖釘[C]

                      Joe hammered a tack into the wall to hang a picture.

                      喬用錘子把一只大頭釘敲進牆中用來掛一幅畫。



          2.    粗縫針腳;假縫[C]

          3.    【船】(帆的)上下腳;上下角索[C]

          4.    【海】(帆船的)航向[C]



          5.    行動步驟,方針[U][C]

                      If you can't persuade him, try a new tack.

                      如果你不能勸服他,那就試試新的方法吧。



          6.    黏性,黏著力[U]



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    用平頭釘釘[(+down)]

                      We tacked some posters on the wall.

                      我們把一些海報釘在牆上。



          2.    暫時用粗針腳縫



          3.    附加,增補[(+to/on/onto)]

                      They've tacked a couple of new clauses on to the end of the 

                      contract.

                      他們在合同的末尾加了兩條新的條款。



          4.    使(船)搶風轉變航向



vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    搶風轉變航向

                      The sailing ship was tacking.

                      帆船一路換搶航行。



          2.    改弦易轍,改變方針





　

Rose first attempts to seduce sweet but stocky Rodney, who [opts] (instead) to cut her long hair; she then takes up with moody Thaddius, who [takes] her virginity. 



Before long, emotional war breaks out in the household with Rose battling Jack on all fronts; Jack, meanwhile, is taking a more [direct] tack on dealing with a developer putting up buildings on nearby wetlands, attempting to chase him off with a shotgun.



stocky

–adjective

1. of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.

2. having a strong, stout stem, as a plant. 





shabby stubby 

Dingy









tact



Y



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    老練;機智;得體;圓滑[U]

                      A diplomat must have tact.

                      外交官要有機智。