tackle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tack·le1 /ˈtækəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb 1 [transitive]DEAL WITH to try to deal with a difficult problem 处理，对付〔难题〕 There is more than one way to tackle the problem. 解决这个问题不止一个办法。 It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze. 出动了12辆消防车来扑救那场大火。► see thesaurus at deal2 [intransitive, transitive] a) DSto try to take the ball away from an opponent in a game such as football or hockey 〔足球、曲棍球等〕抢断，抢截，铲断 b) DSto force someone to the ground so that they stop running, in a game such as American football or rugby 〔美式或英式橄榄球比赛中〕拦截，擒抱 →5 see picture at 见图 American football, football3 [transitive] British EnglishTALK TO somebody to talk to someone in order to deal with a difficult problem 〔为了解决难题〕与…商谈，与…交涉tackle somebody about something When I tackled Susan about it, she admitted she’d made a mistake. 我找苏珊谈了这事，她承认是她弄错了。4 [transitive]FIGHT to start fighting someone, especially a criminal 对付，打〔尤指罪犯〕 I certainly couldn’t tackle both of them on my own. 光我一个人当然对付不了他们两个。 —tackler noun [countable]n COLLOCATIONSnounstackle a problem/issue/questionThe government has failed to tackle the problem of youth crime.tackle a job/challengeShe said she couldn’t face tackling the job on her own.tackle a blaze/fire (=try to stop it)Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.tackle crimeThe police set up a special task force to tackle street crime in the capital.tackle povertyHe believes education is the long-term key to tackling poverty.tackle unemploymentThe government announced a new initiative to tackle unemployment.adverbstackle something head-on (=in a direct and determined way)The issue of cost must be tackled head-on.→ See Verb table
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tackle• New designs with foot pivots allow snow hikers to tackle almost any hill or valley.• Police forces in the area are trying to tackle car crime head on.• A task force was formed to tackle Charlestown's rising crime rate.• I didn't know if he had the ball or not, so I just tackled him.• Weber does indeed tackle some old art ideas.• Geriatric day hospitals, despite having a considerable minority of dementia sufferers have not in general tackled the issue of integration.• Above all, they did nothing whatsoever to tackle the primary source of peasant rebelliousness: their semi-feudal exploitation.• Many schools are now trying to tackle the problem of drug abuse.• Andersson tackled the question directly by experimentally altering the tail lengths of the males.• How can I best tackle this?• The new laws are aimed at tackling unemployment.tackle ... blaze• Three appliances and a hydraulic platform tackled the blaze.• Two crews from Skipton and volunteers from Grassington tackled the blaze.• About 15 firefighters tackled the blaze in a silo at I'Anson's mill in Masham in the Dales.• Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.• Later firemen tackling the blaze were in danger from exploding canisters of acetylene and propane.• Firefighters spent three hours tackling the blaze, which spread through the roof and into an adjoining property in Pensby Road.• About 100 firefighters tackled the blaze whose heat damaged windows of nearby houses.tackle2 noun 1 [countable] a) DFan attempt to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football 〔足球等中的〕抢断球，抢截得球 b) DSan attempt to stop an opponent by forcing them to the ground, especially in American football or rugby 〔尤指美式或英式橄榄球中的〕拦截，擒抱 →5 see picture at 见图 American football2. [countable]DSA a player in American football who stops other players by tackling them or preventing them from moving forward 〔美式橄榄球的〕阻截队员3. [uncountable]DSEQUIPMENT the equipment used in some sports and activities, especially fishing 〔体育〕器具〔尤指钓具〕 →5 see picture at 见图 fishing4. [countable, uncountable]TTT ropes and pulleys (=wheels) used for lifting heavy things 滑车，滑轮组5. [uncountable] British English informalSYHBH a man’s sexual organs 男性性器官Examples from the Corpus
tackle• The change also means McGlockton can play as a tackle again instead of moving outside, a spot where he felt uncomfortable.• Testaverde later scrambled for 12 yards, breaking tackles with Steve Young-like dexterity.• At least three critical tackles were missed last week.• Tuggle annually makes a ton of tackles.• He wasn't injured by the tackle, just ruined by running in unremitting heat.Origin tackle2 (1200-1300) Probably from Middle Low German takel “ship's equipment”, from taken “to seize”tack·le1 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1tackle2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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tackle
tack‧le1 S3 W3 /ˈtækəl/ 
verb
1. [transitive] to try to deal with a difficult problem:
There is more than one way to tackle the problem.
It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze.
2. [intransitive and transitive]
a. to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a game such as football or hockey
b. to force someone to the ground so that they stop running, in a game such as American football or rugby
3. [transitive] British English to talk to someone in order to deal with a difficult problem
tackle somebody about something
When I tackled Susan about it, she admitted she’d made a mistake.
4. [transitive] to start fighting someone, especially a criminal:
I certainly couldn’t tackle both of them on my own.
—tackler noun [countable]
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▪tackle a problem/issue/question The government has failed to tackle the problem of youth crime.
▪tackle a job/challenge She said she couldn’t face tackling the job on her own.
▪tackle a blaze/fire (=try to stop it) Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.
▪tackle crime The police set up a special task force to tackle street crime in the capital.
▪tackle poverty He believes education is the long-term key to tackling poverty.
▪tackle unemployment The government announced a new initiative to tackle unemployment.
■ adverbs
▪tackle something head-on (=in a direct and determined way) The issue of cost must be tackled head-on.
▪ deal with something to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem: We need to deal with problems like pollution and climate change. | I spend most of my day dealing with customer enquiries.
▪handle to deal with a problem or difficult situation by making particular decisions. Used especially when talking about how well or badly someone does this: He handled the situation very well. | Most customers were happy with the way their complaints had been handled.
▪tackle to start to deal with a problem, especially one that is complicated: We need to tackle the issue of drugs in schools. | The government is introducing new measures to tackle online crime.
▪see to/attend to somebody/something to deal with all the practical details of something that needs to be done or organized. Attend to is more formal than see to: My son saw to all the funeral arrangements. | I have some business to attend to.
▪take care of something to do the work or make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen. Used especially when you do this for someone else so that they do not have to worry about it: My secretary takes care of all the paperwork.
▪process if a company or organization processes a letter, form etc, they do the things that are usually done as part of their official system, in order to deal with it: It will take a minimum of 14 days to process your passport application. | I called their office, and they said that my request was still being processed.
tackle2 noun
a. an attempt to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football
b. an attempt to stop an opponent by forcing them to the ground, especially in American football or rugby
2. [countable] a player in American football who stops other players by tackling them or preventing them from moving forward
3. [uncountable] the equipment used in some sports and activities, especially fishing
4. [uncountable and countable] ropes and pulleys (=wheels) used for lifting heavy things
5. [uncountable] British English informal a man’s sexual organs
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verb1. [transitive] to try to deal with a difficult problem:
2. [intransitive and transitive]
a. to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a game such as football or hockey
b. to force someone to the ground so that they stop running, in a game such as American football or rugby
3. [transitive] British English to talk to someone in order to deal with a difficult problem
tackle somebody about something
4. [transitive] to start fighting someone, especially a criminal:
—tackler noun [countable]
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noun Date: 1200-1300
Origin: Probably from Middle Low German takel 'ship's equipment', from taken 'to seize'
1. [countable]Origin: Probably from Middle Low German takel 'ship's equipment', from taken 'to seize'
a. an attempt to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football
b. an attempt to stop an opponent by forcing them to the ground, especially in American football or rugby
2. [countable] a player in American football who stops other players by tackling them or preventing them from moving forward
3. [uncountable] the equipment used in some sports and activities, especially fishing
4. [uncountable and countable] ropes and pulleys (=wheels) used for lifting heavy things
5. [uncountable] British English informal a man’s sexual organs
