rack
UK/ræk/US
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 Englishrackother
=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.