Officials racked their minds for a solution .

官员们绞尽脑汁寻求解决的办法。

Indigent places are often racked by chaos ; but somewhat better-off ones are not necessarily more stable .

饱受饥饿的地区经常被混乱所折磨；但是一些比较富裕的地区也为更加的稳定。

Apple had racked his brain .

苹果已绞尽了脑汁。

The two have racked up colossal losses .

这二者已经累计了惊人的亏损。

Millions of spanish consumers have inadvertently racked up nearly 14 billion in debt , plus interest .

数百万的西班牙居民不经意间已经积累了约140亿欧元的债务，此外还有利息。