| 单词 | tackle |
| 释义 | tackle (tækəl ) Word forms: tackles , tackling , tackled 1. verb B2 If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives. [VERB noun] Synonyms: deal with, take on, set about, wade into 2. verb B2 If you tackle someone in a game such as hockey or football, you try to take the ball away from them. If you tackle someone in rugby or American football, you knock them to the ground. Foley tackled the quarterback. [VERB noun] Tackle is also a noun. ...a tackle by full-back Brian Burrows. [+ by] 3. countable noun In American football, a tackle is one of the players in the middle of the line of scrimmage at the start of each play. His 6ft 5in, 25st frame and rare athleticism made him the perfect left tackle. 4. verb If you tackle someone about a particular matter, you speak to them honestly about it, usually in order to get it changed or done. I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty. [VERB noun + about] Synonyms: confront, speak to, face up to, question 5. verb B2 If you tackle someone, you attack them and fight them. He claims his attacker overtook and tackled him, pushing him into the dirt. [VERB noun] Synonyms: grab, stop, throw, seize 6. uncountable noun Tackle is the equipment that you need for a sport or activity, especially fishing. ...fishing tackle. 7. uncountable noun Tackle is the equipment, usually consisting of ropes and pulleys, needed for lifting or pulling something. I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle. Synonyms: rig, rigging, apparatus Collocations: heavy tackle He was hit by a heavy tackle, reached round from outside and behind the corner flag to touch down with amazing dexterity. Times, Sunday Times During the 1950s and part of the 1960s the mill used horses and heavy tackle to haul the logs to the cutting area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Looked lively, stood up to some heavy tackles. The Sun A couple of heavy tackles were discouraging. Times, Sunday Times But he finished the last three games limping badly after heavy tackles. The Sun He was moved to tackle the topic after a close friend suffered a stroke at the age of 34 and was forced to rebuild his life. Times, Sunday Times We talked to two pastors who have tackled the topic head-on. Christianity Today But he tackles the topic via the back entrance. Times, Sunday Times Behavioral ecologists first tackled this topic in the 1960s and 1970s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our honest, hard choices about future public spending show we will tackle debt. The Sun The recent increase in the consumption tax rate from 8 per cent to 10 per cent was designed in part to tackle debt. Times,Sunday Times You can both find online advice on how to tackle debt, and advice about managing money, at mymoneysteps.org. The Sun First, tackle debts that threaten your home, energy supplies or liberty. Times, Sunday Times When asked which unfinished tasks had the greatest negative impact, tackling debt and slow computers were both picked out as the most stressful. Times, Sunday Times If they couldn't tackle effectively, they wouldn't be stars. Times, Sunday Times Overcrowding makes it almost impossible to tackle effectively the causes of offending. Times, Sunday Times If this starts getting policed strictly then ball carriers would start carrying lower and dipping into contact, making it almost impossible for defenders to tackle effectively and legally. Times, Sunday Times Short running backs are at an advantage because their shorter stature and lower center of gravity generally makes them harder to tackle effectively. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The newly elected commissioners face a sizeable in-tray which can only be tackled effectively with such collaboration. Times, Sunday Times He made two special team tackles in 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was active for four games and recorded two special team tackles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made five special team tackles in 2008. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In his first year in (2006), he had 1 interception, 8 tackles and 14 special team tackles in 15 games. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Smart produced at least one special teams tackle in 14 games en route to recording the second-highest number of special team tackles in season team history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 抢球, 处理 Japanese: タックル, 取り組む |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。