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rackrackD.J.:[ræk]K.K.:[ræk]n.1.■行李架2.■刑架, 拷问台vt.1.■使痛苦, 使焦虑; 绞尽脑汁The pain racked him.痛苦折磨着他。Conscience racks me.我受良心责备。The cough seemed to rack his body.他咳得全身震动。The storm racked the town.风暴在全城肆虐。He racked no rents to maintain the expenses of his establishment.他不向租户索取过高的租金来维持公司的开支。He was racked by remorse.他悔恨交加。She was racked by doubts.她满腹疑虑, 痛苦极了。They have been racked by bitter quarrels.激烈的争吵使他们不得安生。

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rack1[ræk]n.1.■挂物架；搁物架；架子2.■文件架；病历架3.■(火车、飞机等座位上面的)行李架4.■饲草架；牲口槽5.■拉肢刑架6.■(身体或精神上的)巨大痛苦；痛苦的根源7.■(修理汽车用的)千斤顶8.■【机械学】齿条；齿板；齿轨9.■【印刷】字盘架10.■【台球】(台球开局前的)三角形排列；(固定球位的)三角形框11.■一对鹿角12.■烤肉架13.■(在水中设置的)拦鱼网架vt.1.■将…放在架上：He racked all the bottles of wine after dinner.饭后他将一瓶瓶酒都放在酒架上。2.■将…放在拉肢刑架上施刑：The traitor refused to confess and was racked at last.叛徒拒不招供，最后被拖到拉肢刑架上施刑。3.■折磨，使痛苦：High fever racked his whole body.发高烧使他浑身难受。4.■(以齿轮等)调准，定准:He racked his camera and pressed down the shutter release.他将照相机的焦距调好，然后按下快门。5.■榨取(尤指索取高额租金)6.■(皮革等的)上架处理7.■【台球】(开局前)将球摆成三角形排列8.■曲解，歪曲：The author's meaning is so clear that there can be no room to rack the text.作者原意十分清楚，不可能对其文字进行曲解。vi.1.■扭曲；变歪斜2.■[苏格兰英语]拉伸3.■定准，调准近义词tormenta rack of bones[美国口语]骨瘦如柴的人(或动物)in a high rack[英国方言]身居高位的，身居要津的off the rack(衣服)现成的on the rack极感焦虑；心情紧张；焦虑不安；痛苦万分，(肉体上或精神上)受到极大痛苦，受到难以忍受的折磨处于非常紧张的状态中；处于持续不断的活动中；处于过度的使用中put(或set)something on the rack使受到严峻考验；使非常紧张；予以过度的使用rack and manger富裕；奢侈毁灭rack back[俚语]申斥rack down【摄影术】调低(画格)stand the rack受煎熬 rack2[ræk]n.,vi.1.■= single-foot rack3[ræk]n.1.■破坏[现只用于习语 go to rack ruin 陷于毁灭，走向毁灭道路；荒芜；坍塌]rack and ruin毁坏；毁灭；瓦解；分崩离析荒芜

rackrack[ræk]n.1.■[古]破坏; 毁灭; 荒废go to rack and ruin走向毁灭, 陷于毁灭 rackrack[ræk]n.1.■拉肢刑架(拷问犯人时, 使其四肢关节脱离的一种刑具)2.■拷问3.■极大痛苦

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词性变化rackvt.1.■对... 进行拷问2.■把... 放在拉肢刑架上用刑3.■使痛苦, 折磨; 使紧张4.■剥削, 压榨5.■使扭伤6.■使(土地)贫瘠be racked with pain痛苦不堪rack one's brains绞尽脑汁, 费尽心机rack heavy rents榨取重租Doubt and despair racked him.[喻]怀疑和沮丧折磨着他。Anxiety kept him on the rack.焦虑使他痛苦万分。

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继承用法rackrentn.1.■[俚]与地产年产值相等[近] 的租金; 高额租金rack-rentern.1.■收取[交付]高额租金的人