tackle

tackle — 動詞

1. to set about solving a problem, improving a difficult situation, or finishing a

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

處理；應對

努力解決困難問題

to set about solving a problem, improving a difficult situation, or finishing a big task with energy and determination

例句

The city council voted to tackle homelessness by funding new shelters across the district.

市議會投票決定透過在各地區興建收容所來處理遊民問題。

tackle + [social problem]

Gita tackled the mountain of paperwork before the Friday deadline.

Gita 在週五截止日前處理完堆積如山的文書工作。

tackle + [large task]

同義詞
  • address

    more formal; suggests beginning to deal with rather than completing

  • confront

    implies the problem is threatening or intimidating

  • take on

    slightly more informal; suggests accepting a challenge

反義詞
  • avoid

    to stay away from a problem instead of dealing with it

  • ignore

    to deliberately not pay attention to a problem

文法句型

tackle + [problem/issue/task]

用法筆記

Frequently used with social or organisational problems as the object (homelessness, unemployment, corruption, debt). Also common with tasks that feel large or unpleasant (the laundry, the cleaning, a pile of work).

常見錯誤

❌I tackled with the problem.
✅I tackled the problem.
💡'tackle' is transitive; no preposition needed.
❌I tackled about the issue.
✅I tackled the issue.
💡do not add a preposition after 'tackle' when the meaning is 'deal with'.

2. to go after a player from the other team in a sport, aiming to get the ball away

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

攔截；擒抱

在運動中阻擋對方球員

to go after a player from the other team in a sport, aiming to get the ball away from them or, in rugby and American football, to hold them and bring them to the ground

例句

The defender lunged forward and tackled the winger just before he could shoot.

後衛向前衝刺，在邊鋒起腳射門前攔截了他。

tackle + [player] in soccer

Chidi tackled the running back hard, stopping him short of the end zone.

Chidi 用力擒抱跑衛，阻止他抵達達陣區。

同義詞
  • challenge

    broader; can mean competing for the ball without physical contact

  • bring down

    focuses on the result of forcing the player to the ground

  • sack

    specific to American football: tackling the quarterback behind the line

反義詞
  • avoid

    to step away from rather than engage an opponent

  • dodge

    to move out of the way of a tackle

文法句型

tackle + [player]

用法筆記

In football (soccer), 'tackle' refers mainly to taking the ball; contact with the player is limited. In rugby and American football, 'tackle' means bringing the player to the ground. Distinguish from noun/1 (the act itself) — the verb describes the action, the noun describes the event.

常見錯誤

❌He tackled the ball from the striker.
✅He tackled the striker and won the ball.
💡in football, you tackle the player, not the ball.

tackle — 名詞