tacks

1. vt. 固定 fasten with small flat-headed nails; attach
2. vt. 粗缝,假缝 fasten with long, loose stitches; baste

• tack carpet钉地毯
• tack clothes缝衣服
• tack map钉地图
• tack notice贴通知
• tack pictures钉图画
• tack pockets缝衣袋
• tack sleeve缝袖子

• tack about抢风转向
• tack down用平头钉钉住; 用粗针缝住
• tack on用平头钉钉上; 用粗针缝上; 添加,附加; 紧跟在后
• tack up a notice贴出通知

• tack into把…钉起来
• tack over在…上钉
• tack mosquito-netting over a window在窗上钉网眼纱
• tack with the wind顺风转舵

brass tacks基本事实；事实真相；黄铜平头钉

1. Joe hammered a tack into the wall to hang a picture.
   乔用锤子把一只大头钉敲进墙中用来挂一幅画。
2. It would be unwise to change tack now.
   现在改变方针是不明智的。
3. It was a brave decision to change tack in the middle of the project.
   在项目进行过程当中改变方针是个大胆的决定。
4. The speaker suddenly changed tack and left us all rather confused.
   演讲人突然改变了论调，把我们都搞糊涂了。

1. My mother tacked the sleeves on before sewing them.
   我妈妈在把袖子缝好之前，先用大针脚把它缝好。
2. They decided to tack an amendment to the bill.
   他们决定在议案中附加一个修正案。