Tackle



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 处理 n. 滑车
• ［英］ v. 处理 ( take action in order to deal with) ; n. 滑车 ( a mechanism for lifting weights)
• ［类］ bolster : support / tackle : hoist ( 枕梁来支撑 / 滑索用来拉升)
• ［例］ It's time to tackle my homework.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English takel; akin to Middle Dutch takel ship's rigging
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a set of the equipment used in a particular activity ; gear <fishing tackle>
• 2.
  • a. a ship's rigging
  • b. an assemblage of ropes and pulleys arranged to gain mechanical advantage for hoisting and pulling
• 3.
  • a. the act or an instance of tackling
  • b.
    • (1) either of two offensive football players positioned on each side of the center and between guard and end
    • (2) either of two football players positioned on the inside of a defensive line

II. verb (tackled; tackling)

• Date: 1600
• transitive verb
  • 1. to attach or secure with or as if with tackle
  • 2.
    • a. to seize, take hold of, or grapple with especially with the intention of stopping or subduing
    • b. to seize and throw down or stop (an opposing player with the ball) in football
  • 3. to set about dealing with <tackle the problem>
• intransitive verb
  • to tackle an opposing player in football
• ? tackler noun

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