tackle
US: /ˈtækəɫ/
UK: /tˈækəl/
UK: /tˈækəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tackle /'tækl/
- danh từ
- đồ dùng, dụng cụ
- (hàng hải) dây dợ (để kéo buồm...)
- (kỹ thuật) hệ puli; palăng
- (thể dục,thể thao) sự chặn, sự cản (đối phương đang dắt bóng...)
- ngoại động từ
- (hàng hải) cột bằng dây dợ
- (thể dục,thể thao) chặn, cản (đối phương đang dắt bóng...)
- xử trí, tìm cách giải quyết (một vấn đề, một công việc)
- (thông tục) túm lấy, nắm lấy, ôm ngang giữa mình (đối phương)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) vay tiền
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [VN] to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation: The government is determined to tackle inflation. + I think I'll tackle the repairs next weekend. + Firefighters tackled a blaze in a garage last night.
2 [VN] ~ sb (about sth) to speak to sb about a problem or difficult situation
Synonym: CONFRONT
I tackled him about the money he owed me.
3 (in football, hockey, etc.) to try and take the ball from an opponent: [VN] He was tackled just outside the penalty area. [also V]
4 [V, VN] (in rugby or American football) to make an opponent fall to the ground in order to stop them running
5 [VN] to deal with sb who is violent or threatening you: He tackled a masked intruder at his home.
+ noun
1 [C] an act of trying to take the ball from an opponent in football, etc.; an act of knocking an opponent to the ground in rugby or American football: He was booked for a late tackle on Giggs. + He brought the burglar down with a flying tackle.
2 [C] (AmE) (in American football) a player whose job is to stop opponents by knocking them to the ground
3 [U] the equipment used to do a particular sport or activity, especially fishing
4 [U] (BrE, slang) a man's sexual organs
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gear, rig, fittings, equipment, equipage, rigging, paraphernalia, outfit, tools, apparatus, trappings, accoutrements or US also accouterments, Colloq Brit clobber:
The steeplejack brought along all his tackle and made ready for his climb.
2 block (and tackle), fall, hoisting gear, pulley, sheave:
You'll need heavier tackle to lift this cargo.
v.
3 come to grips with, grapple with, approach, take on, try to solve, (try to) deal or cope with, stand or face up to, face, confront, address oneself to, attend to, set about, pursue, Colloq take a crack at, have a go at:
Perhaps you'd better tackle the parking problem yourself. I'll tackle the boss on the matter as soon as I see him.
4 attack, fall upon, devour, consume, demolish, destroy:
You've seen nothing till you've seen Graham tackle a roast turkey.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bad, crunching, ferocious, high, hard, late, scything, strong
Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper.
| brave, skilful | cover, last-ditch
Only a last-ditch tackle by Song prevented Raul from scoring.
| sliding | flying
A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.
| rugby
VERB + TACKLE
execute, get in, go in for, make
I managed to get in a sliding tackle, but he scored anyway.
PREP.
~ from
a crunching tackle from her opponent
| ~ on
He was booked for a tackle from behind on Morris.
| in a/the ~
She lost the ball in a tackle.
1 deal with sth difficult
ADV.
properly, seriously | directly, head-on
The drugs problem has to be tackled head-on.
| effectively, successfully
VERB + TACKLE
attempt to, try to | help (to) | fail to
failing to tackle the key issues
PREP.
with
The problem is being tackled with a range of measures.
PHRASES
a way of tackling sth
2 in sport
ADV.
hard
He can run fast and tackle hard.
Concise English dictionary
tackles|tackled|tackling'tækl
noun
+the person who plays that position on a football team
+gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
+gear used in fishing
+a position on the line of scrimmage
+(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
verb
+accept as a challenge
+put a harness
+seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
