| 词汇 | tack on |
| 释义 | Idiom tack ontack on (something) to add something that is extra or does not belong.When we got the bill there was an extra 18% tacked on as a service charge.You should ask that question at the meeting and not tack it on to an e-mail. Phr V tack on tacks, tacking, tacked tack on sth or tack sth on tack sth onto sth to add something that you had not planned to addThe film is basically the same as the book but with a happy ending tacked on. tack sth on • tack on sth • tack sth onto sth usually passive to add something new to something that is already complete, especially in a way that looks wrong or that spoils the original thing: It was a beautiful old stone house with an unpleasant modern extension tacked on at the back. The film has an extraordinary surprise ending, tacked onto the end of the original story.■ SIMILAR TO: add on tack onTo add something on to something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tack" or "on." Miss, can I tack a side of bacon onto my order? If you kids keep talking, I'll tack another essay onto your homework. tack onv. 1. To attach something to a surface using a tack, pin, or nail: I tack my children's drawings on the kitchen door. The teacher set up a big corkboard, and each child tacked on a poem. 2. To add or append something additional: The hotel tacked on a five percent service fee. I read my essay again and tacked an introduction on. |
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