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Racking effect

Chinese translation: 拉张效应

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English term or phrase:	Racking effect
Chinese translation:	拉张效应
Entered by:	George Guo

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07:00 Apr 23, 2008

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English term or phrase: Racking effect

BHMA standard for hardware (hinge)

Door and frame
.....
Means for buffering door impact at the each end of the swing are permitted providing a {racking effect} is not imposed upon the hinges or pivots.

George Guo KudoZ activity Questions: 70 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 136 China
Local time: 14:08

拉张效应

Explanation:
Rack本来是一种中古世纪的刑罚器具，像一张床那样，把嫌犯放上，扣上他的四肢，然后问他招不招供，不招供就绞紧，这一绞就把他的四肢拉张了一点。

当动词使用，rack就是“拉张”或“折磨”的意思，在这里当然是“拉张”的意思，所以翻译成“拉张效应”应该不会错。

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Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 14:08

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推压效果

Duobing Chen

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拉张效应

Wenjer Leuschel

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racking effect

拉张效应

Language variant: FYI

Explanation:
Rack本来是一种中古世纪的刑罚器具，像一张床那样，把嫌犯放上，扣上他的四肢，然后问他招不招供，不招供就绞紧，这一绞就把他的四肢拉张了一点。

当动词使用，rack就是“拉张”或“折磨”的意思，在这里当然是“拉张”的意思，所以翻译成“拉张效应”应该不会错。

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 14:08
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