rack
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_279_drack1 /ræk/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 DTa frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things 〔带有横档或钩子的〕架子，搁物架 a wine rack 酒架 a magazine rack 杂志架 → luggage rack, roof-rack2 the rack SHSCa piece of equipment that was used in the past to make people suffer severe pain by stretching their bodies 拉肢刑架〔旧时一种酷刑刑具〕 Thousands of people were tortured on the rack. 曾有数千人受过拉肢酷刑。3 on the rack SUFFER British English informal in a very difficult situation 处于困境[窘境] The company is now well and truly on the rack. 公司现在彻底陷入危机。4 go to rack and ruin BADif a building goes to rack and ruin, it gradually gets into a very bad condition because no one has looked after it 〔建筑因缺乏维护而〕破损，毁坏 The house had been left to go to rack and ruin. 房子已无人看管，日渐破败。5. American EnglishDSO a three-sided frame used for arranging the balls at the start of a game of snooker or pool 〔斯诺克台球或落袋台球开局时用于排列球的〕三角框6. a rack of lamb/pork DFFa fairly large piece of meat from the side of an animal, that contains several rib bones 羔羊/猪肋排骨7 off the rack American English if you can buy something off the rack, you can buy it in a shop rather than having it specially made 成品的；现成的 SYN British English off the peg A lot of designer clothes are now available off the rack. 现在很多名牌服装都有成品卖了。
Examples from the Corpus
rack• Let the cake cool on a rack for ten minutes.• There are racks and racks of romantic writers and readers online.• a bicycle rack• Swap for rack mounted sound module.• a spice rack• Make sure the pans are in the center of the rack to allow heat to circulate around them.• What I hear you saying is that I have lived my life as if I bought my clothes off the rack.• When the fire is hot, lay the mushrooms on the rack.• There is a pool then a typical rack to Inverlaidnan Bridge.• Place the frozen truffles on a wire rack over a baking sheet.rack2 verb 1 [transitive]SUFFER to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain 使〔精神或肉体〕遭受巨大痛苦 Great sobs racked her body. 她哭得全身抽搐。be racked by/with something Her face was racked with pain. 她痛得脸都变形了。 Liza was racked by guilt. 莉莎深感内疚。n Grammar Rack is often passive in this meaning.2 rack your brains THINK ABOUTto try very hard to remember or think of something 绞尽脑汁；冥思苦想 I racked my brains, trying to remember his name. 我绞尽脑汁想记起他的名字。3 rack something ↔ up phrasal verb informal PPVDSto get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition 取得〔数目或数量〕；〔尤指比赛〕得〔分〕 He racked up 41 points. 他得了41分。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
rack• Other times he thrashed all night, thinking nothing, his body cramping, dry, racked, beside itself.• Without it, she was racked by a feeling of utter desolation.• If Liza had been racked by guilt, now, in a way, so was she.• Sharp pains racked his wasting body.• Everyone could feel the abnormal strains that were now racking the monied world.• Adobe racked up $ 46. 9 million in licensing revenues during its latest quarter.• Her face was racked with pain and it was clear that she was very ill.racked ... body• A violent shudder racked his powerful body.• He swallowed deeply and another great shudder racked his body.From Longman Business Dictionaryrackrack /ræk/ verb → rack up something→ See Verb tableOrigin rack1 1. (1300-1400) Middle Dutch rec “frame”2. Old English wræc “unhappiness, punishment”rack1 nounrack2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
shelf or Business that has a or bars Corpus frame
rack
rack1 /ræk/ 
noun [countable]
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: rec 'frame'
Origin: wræc 'unhappiness, punishment'1. a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things:
a wine rack
a magazine rack ⇨ luggage rack, roof-rack
2. the rack a piece of equipment that was used in the past to make people suffer severe pain by stretching their bodies:
Thousands of people were tortured on the rack.
3. on the rack British English informal in a very difficult situation:
The company is now well and truly on the rack.
4. go to rack and ruin if a building goes to rack and ruin, it gradually gets into a very bad condition because no one has looked after it:
The house had been left to go to rack and ruin.
5. American English a three-sided frame used for arranging the balls at the start of a game of snooker or pool
6. a rack of lamb/pork a fairly large piece of meat from the side of an animal, that contains several rib bones
7. off the rack American English if you can buy something off the rack, you can buy it in a shop rather than having it specially made
SYN off the peg British English:
A lot of designer clothes are now available off the rack.
rack2 verb
1. [transitive usually passive] to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain:
Great sobs racked her body.
be racked by/with something
Her face was racked with pain.
Liza was racked by guilt.
2. rack your brains to try very hard to remember or think of something:
I racked my brains, trying to remember his name.
rack something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition:
He racked up 41 points.
| I |
noun [countable] Sense 1-3,5-7
Date: 1300-1400Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: rec 'frame'
Sense 4
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: wræc 'unhappiness, punishment'
2. the rack a piece of equipment that was used in the past to make people suffer severe pain by stretching their bodies:
3. on the rack British English informal in a very difficult situation:
4. go to rack and ruin if a building goes to rack and ruin, it gradually gets into a very bad condition because no one has looked after it:
5. American English a three-sided frame used for arranging the balls at the start of a game of snooker or pool
6. a rack of lamb/pork a fairly large piece of meat from the side of an animal, that contains several rib bones
7. off the rack American English if you can buy something off the rack, you can buy it in a shop rather than having it specially made
SYN off the peg British English:
| II |
verb1. [transitive usually passive] to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain:
be racked by/with something
2. rack your brains to try very hard to remember or think of something:
rack something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition:
usually
Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视
experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义 face/suffer persecution/discrimination面临／遭受迫害／歧视 fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害 constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination构成／是一种种族歧视 reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见 be biased/be prejudiced against ( black people/especially
BrE ( people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.both especially
NAmE 对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见 discriminate against minority groups/minorities歧视少数群体／少数民族 perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念 overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/( race prejudiceespecially
NAmE 克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽 entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes固守种族主义的态度 hurl/shout ( racist abuse;especially
BrE ( a racist/racial/ethnic slurespecially
NAmE 高声地进行种族污辱 challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见 combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视
Race and society 种族和社会
damage/improve ( race relationsespecially
BrE 破坏／改善种族关系 practise/ ( especially
practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation实行（种族／宗教）容忍／隔离政策 bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂 encourage/promote social integration鼓励／促进社会融合 outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离 promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性 conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范 live in a multicultural society生活在多元文化社会 attack/criticize multiculturalism攻击／批评多元文化主义 fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等 perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等 introduce/be for/be against ( positive discrimination/BrE ( affirmative actionespecially
NAmE 推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策 support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement支持／积极参与／领导民权运动
Immigration 移居
control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration控制／限制／鼓励外来移民 attract/draw a wave of immigrants吸引一批外来移民 assist/welcome refugees援助／欣然接受难民 house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK偷运非法移民到英国 deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者 assimilate/integrate new immigrants同化／融合新移民 employ/hire migrant workers雇用流动工人 exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/( laborespecially
剥削／依赖（廉价的／非法的）移民劳动力 apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份 have/hold dual citizenship持有双重国籍
especially