rack

/ræk/ n / v
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

架子；搁架；使痛苦；折磨

释义与例句

n 架子；搁架
a frame with bars or shelves for holding things
  1. He put the plates back on the rack.
    他把盘子放回架子上。
  2. The luggage rack on the train was full.
    火车上的行李架已满。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She hung her coat on the rack by the door.
    她把外套挂在门边的衣架上。
v 使痛苦；折磨
to cause someone great pain or anxiety
  1. She was racked with guilt after the accident.
    事故之后她饱受内疚的折磨。
  2. Coughing racked his whole body.
    咳嗽让他整个身体备受煎熬。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The country was racked by civil war.
    这个国家饱受内战之苦。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 rack 形似“rack”，像被架子夹住般痛苦，引申为折磨。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • racketeer 敲诈者
    同根词，指非法牟利者
同义词
  • shelf 架子
    shelf 多指水平搁板，rack 指有支架或挂钩的架子
    The books stood neatly on the shelf. 书整齐地立在架子上。
反义词
  • soothe 安抚
    soothe 表示减轻痛苦，与 rack 折磨相对
    A warm drink will soothe your throat. 一杯热饮会舒缓你的喉咙。
常见搭配
  • rack one's brain 绞尽脑汁
    I racked my brain trying to remember her name. 我绞尽脑汁想记起她的名字。
  • be racked with pain 饱受痛苦
    The patient was racked with pain all night. 病人整夜饱受痛苦。
  • wine rack 酒架
    He kept a wine rack in the dining room. 他在餐厅里放了一个酒架。