tack

方針、やり方

問題に対処したり、目的を達成しようとしたりするためのやり方。

やさしい英語で： A way of dealing with a problem or trying to achieve something.

• We need to change tack.
• She tried a different tack to persuade him.
• When threats failed, the manager took a gentler tack.

類義語： approach, strategy

よく使う表現： change tack, different tack, take another tack

鋲、小釘

物を固定するための、先が尖り頭が広く平たい小さな釘。

やさしい英語で： A small sharp nail with a wide, flat top, used to hold things in place.

• A tack held the paper in place.
• He hammered three tacks into the wooden frame.
• Be careful: there is a sharp tack on the floor.

よく使う表現： carpet tack, brass tack, a small tack

馬具

馬に乗るために使う、鞍や革ひもなどの道具。

やさしい英語で： Equipment used for riding horses, such as saddles and straps.

• The tack is in the stable.
• She cleans her tack after every ride.
• We bought new tack for the pony.

類義語： riding equipment

よく使う表現： tack room, horse tack, clean tack

タック、帆走方向

帆船が、風の向きに対して進む方向。

やさしい英語で： The direction a sailing boat takes in relation to the wind.

• The yacht was on a port tack.
• We crossed the bay on a single tack.
• The captain ordered a change of tack as the wind shifted.

よく使う表現： port tack, starboard tack, on a tack

しつけ縫い

布を一時的につなぎ止めるための、ゆるい縫い目。

やさしい英語で： A loose line of stitches that temporarily holds pieces of cloth together.

• The tack held the hem in place.
• She removed the tacks after sewing the final seam.
• Use a loose tack to keep the two layers together.

類義語： basting stitch

よく使う表現： loose tack, temporary tack

食料、乾パン

食べ物。特に長旅で食べる硬いパンや乾パン。

やさしい英語で： Food, especially hard bread or biscuits eaten on long journeys.

• The sailors ate tack for breakfast.
• There was little tack left after the long voyage.
• They carried sacks of hard tack aboard the ship.

類義語： food, fare

よく使う表現： hard tack, ship tack

付け加える

終わりに、またはあまり計画せずに、何かを追加すること。

やさしい英語で： To add something extra, often at the end or without much planning.

• They tacked a fee onto the bill.
• She tacked on a short message at the end.
• Why did you tack that paragraph onto the letter?

使い方： tack something onto something (The hotel tacked a cleaning charge onto our bill.); tack on something (He tacked on a few words of thanks.)

類義語： add, attach, append

よく使う表現： tack something on, tack something onto

鋲で留める、釘で留める

頭が広く平たい小さな釘で、物を留めること。

やさしい英語で： To fasten something with small nails that have wide, flat tops.

• Tack the poster to the board.
• He tacked the carpet down near the door.
• Can you tack this notice up?

使い方： tack something to something (She tacked the photograph to the wooden board.)

類義語： nail, pin

よく使う表現： tack something down, tack something up, tack something on