rack

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IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

A frame or shelf for storing or displaying objects; a device formerly used to torture people by stretching their bodies

架子,搁架;拷问台,刑架

v.

To place on a rack; to cause great pain or distress to someone

放在架上;折磨,使痛苦

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rackother
=rack

Common Collocations

  • 1.coat rack衣帽架
  • 2.wine rack酒架
  • 3.luggage rack行李架
  • 4.rack and ruin彻底毁坏,一败涂地

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She hung her coat on the rack near the entrance and sat down.

  • 2.

    The wine rack in the cellar holds over two hundred bottles.

  • 3.

    In medieval times, prisoners were sometimes tortured on the rack.

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