[mass noun]the equipment required for a task or sport 用具;装备 fishing tackle. 钓鱼用具。 ■(亦作 wedding tackle)(Brit. vulgar slang)a man's genitals (英,粗俚)男性外生殖器
a mechanism consisting of ropes, pulley blocks, hooks, or other things for lifting heavy objects 轱辘;滑车 ■the running rigging and pulleys used to work a boat's sails (船的)索具
(Soccer & Hockey)an act of playing the ball, or attempting to do so, when it is in the possession of an opponent (英足,曲棍球)阻截铲球 ■(American Football & Rugby)an act of seizing and attempting to stop a player in possession of the ball (美橄,英橄)(阻截时的)擒抱摔倒
(American Football)a player who lines up next to the end along the line of scrimmage (美橄)(攻方,守方的)阻截队员
verb [with obj.]
make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task) 决心处理(问题,难题) police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime. 警方主动出击对付日益严重的犯罪问题。 ■initiate discussion with (someone) about a disputed or sensitive issue 与…交涉,与…磋商 a young man tackled him over why the council had spent money on a swimming pool. 一个年轻人就委员会为什么要花钱建一个游泳池的问题与他进行了交涉。
(chiefly Soccer & Hockey)try to take the ball from (an opponent) by intercepting them[no obj.] (主英足,主曲棍球)阻截(对方球员)得球 ■(American Football & Rugby)try to stop the forward progress of (the ball-carrier) by seizing them and knocking them to the ground (美橄,英橄)阻截时擒抱并摔倒(对方持球队员)
派生 tackler noun 语源
Middle English (denoting equipment for a specific task): probably from Middle Low German takel, from taken 'lay hold of'. Early senses of the verb (late Middle English) described the provision and handling of a ship's equipment