tackle

🇬🇧 UK/'tækl/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To deal with or attempt to solve a problem; to physically bring someone to the ground; to try to take the ball from an opponent

处理;应对;擒抱;抢球

n.

Equipment or gear for a specific activity; a physical challenge in sport to stop an opponent

工具;装备;擒抱;滑车

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
tackleother
=tackle

Common Collocations

  • 1.tackle a problem解决问题
  • 2.tackle head-on正面应对
  • 3.sliding tackle滑铲
  • 4.tackle climate change应对气候变化

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government needs to tackle the rising cost of living urgently.

  • 2.

    The defender made a perfectly timed tackle to stop the attack.

  • 3.

    She decided to tackle the mountain of paperwork before the weekend.

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