tack·le1 /ˈtækəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb 1 [transitiveT]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 deal 3 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrETALK 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 See picture of 见图 FISHING 4 [transitiveT]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 [countableC]
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.