rack
noun
uk/ræk/us/ræk/racknoun(FRAME)
[C]
a frame orshelf, oftenformedofbars, that is used toholdthings:
架子；搁物架avegetablerack摆放蔬菜的货架
aplaterack盘碟架
aluggagerack行李架
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[C]US(UKframe)
awoodenorplastictriangleused toarrangetheballsat thestartof agameofbilliards,pool,snooker, etc.
（用于台球或斯诺克比赛开球时放置球的）三角框
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the rack
in the past, adeviceto whichpeopleweretiedthatstretchedtheirbodiesbypullingtheirarmsin onedirectionandtheirlegsin the otherdirection, usually used as a way offorcingthem to giveinformation
（旧时为逼供而使用的）拉肢刑具Frames & structures
- armature
- assembly
- bezel
- clothes hanger
- clothes horse
- coat hanger
- construction
- frame
- framework
- gantry
- hanger
- homeschool
- honeycomb
- matrix
- picture frame
- reframe
- shell
- structural
- structurally
- structure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Snooker, pool & billiards
Punishing by causing pain
racknoun(MEAT)
[CorU]
alargepieceofmeatcutfrom theneckof asheeporpig:
（羊或猪）颈肉Thebutcherprepareda rackofpork.那个屠夫准备了一块猪颈肉。
We're having rackoflambfordinner.我们晚餐吃羊颈肉。
Cuts of meat
- baby back ribs
- baron of beef
- bavette
- boneless
- bottom round
- entrecôte
- escalope
- filet
- fillet
- fillet steak
- hock
- medallion
- nugget
- oxtail
- oyster
- porterhouse
- rasher
- rib
- rib-eye steak
- top round
racknoun(MACHINE)
[C]
abarwith tooth-likepartsalong oneedgethatfitsinto apinion(= awheelwith tooth-likeparts)allowingchangebetweencircularand straight-linemovement
齿条；齿轨；齿棒
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Machines - parts
- air compressor
- air filter
- axle
- cogwheel
- compressor
- console
- control panel
- controller
- cowl
- differential gear
- guard
- instrumentation
- jet
- plunger
- regulator
- slide
- split pin
- universal joint
- vee belt
- wheel
racknoun(DECAY)
rack and ruin(USalsowrack and ruin)
astateofdecay:
糟糕透顶（的状态）；破损，损坏Thewholefarmwasgoing torack andruin.整个农场逐渐变得破败不堪。
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
- biodegradable
- biodegrade
- compost
- decay
- decompose
- go off
- mouldy
- nonperishable
- nutrient cycling
- out of date
- perish
- perishable
- rotten
- seed
- sell-by date
- shrivel
- shrivelled
- spoil
- withered
Idiom
be on the rack
rack
verb[Toften passive]
uk/ræk/us/ræk/tocausephysicalormentalpain, ortrouble, to someone or something:
使肉体（或精神上）受巨大痛苦；折磨Even at the end, whencancerracked hisbody, he wascalmandcheerful.即使在最后，当他的身体备受癌症病魔摧残的时候，他仍然镇定自若、乐观开朗。
Thedogwas already rackedby/withthepainsofoldage.那条狗已经又老又病，痛苦不堪。
He was rackedby/withdoubts/guilt.他被疑虑／内疚所折磨。
Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- sting
- throb
- tingle
Idiom
rackyourbrains
Phrasal verbs
rack off
racksomethingup