ItJkAAIfiWAAEo
0 When threats failed, she decided
to
try/take a different tack. A
B§-0
o His thoughts
wandered off on another tack,
A
7 J® A W11 *&■ o 2 [C, U] (technical A i§) the direction
that a boat with sails takes as it sails at an angle to the wind in order to
fill its sails ( , f&M
ff : They were sailing on (a) port/starboard tack (= with the wind coming
from the left/right side). ffeCl JEfEii 3 [C] a small nail with a sharp
point and a flat head, used
especially for fixing a carpet to the floor ( A£§JEMlT£M±W ) AAlT, AA IT : a carpet tack i&UlT —compare nail /?.(2) 4 [C] (.NAmE) = drawing
pin —see
also Blu-tack 5 [C] a long loose stitch used for holding pieces
of cloth together temporarily, before you sew them finally PH; flxH 6 [U] (technical AiH) the equipment that
you need for riding a horse, such as a saddle and bridle ; S, J1 uaBl see brass
■
verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.] to fasten sth in place with a tack
or tacks ( fflAAtT.) ITft EKCInail: The
carpet was tacked to the floor. 2 [VN]
to fasten pieces of cloth
together temporarily with long loose stitches
before sewing them finally ffl;
PH
3 [V] (technical A iff) to change the
direction of a sailing boat so that the wind blows onto the sails from the
opposite side; to do this several times in order to travel in the direction
that the wind is coming from IdiklM tack sth~ on | ,tack sth 'onto sth (informal) to add sth to sth that
already exists, especially in a careless way ( X 7m '/i 77 ) PfJjjn, $sjjP: The poems were tacked on
at the end of the book.
tackie (also tak-kie) /'taeki/ noun (SAfrE) 1 a shoe with a rubber sole (= the part underneath),
worn when dressing informally or for taking part in sports $£; —compare
trainer(I)
2 (informal) a tyre
on a car, etc.
■
verb 1 [VN] to make a determined effort
to deal with a
difficult problem or situation
J&fT, <I, fflik ( iScMffi ) : The government is determined to tackle
inflation. 2 [VN] ~ sb (about sth)
to speak to sb about a
problem or difficult situation
A£A3»; 033
confront: 7 tackled him about the money he owed me.
3
(in football
(soccer), hockey, etc. to
try and take
the ball from an opponent TfriiSc; f*®?:
[VN]
He was
tackled just outside the penalty area. jfaWt fE [also V] 4 [V, VN] (in
opponent fall to the ground in
order to stop them running ISH 5 [VN] to
deal with sb who is
violent or threatening you M He
tackled a masked intruder at his home. life#
AMUlWiT
-'NfciPUAiftimAo
a noun 1 [C] an act of trying to take the ball
from an opponent in football (soccer), etc.; an act of knocking
an opponent to the ground in
FOOTBALL
( ^
H £ #.) It
J& W #J, ffi. #c — picture o page R30 2 [C] (NAmE) (in American
football Jt^/E^c)
a player whose job is to stop opponents by knocking them to the ground IS H PA
vt 3 [U] the equipment used to do a particular sport or activity, especially
fishing A; W (
4 [U] (BrE, slang) a man’s sexual organs E;
tack
ier /'taekla(r)/
noun (BrE) a player who tries to tackle an opponent in some
sports ( )
tacky /'taeki/ adj. (tack ier, tacki est) 1 (informal) cheap, badly made
and/or lacking in taste 'X
Eft; HP Eft;
H W ; 5: Eft: tacky souvenirs H p Eft ££
& pp 0 The movie had a really tacky
ending,
p|SffejPEftlpM3llt &Jo 2 (of
paint, glue, etc. not dry and
therefore slightly sticky A A
Eft; it i!j Eft ► tacki-ness noun [U]
taco /’taekau; NAmE 'taikou/ noun (pi. -os) (from Spanish) a type
of Mexican food consisting of a crisp fried pancake that is folded over
and filled with meat, beans, etc. ( EJlfc, 16 )
tact /taekt/ noun [U] the ability to deal with difficult or
embarrassing situations carefully and without doing or saying anything that
will annoy or upset other people
(*t*, mil, mw, mn
sensitivity: Settling the dispute required great tact
and diplomacy. jgEft*h£A
Mo
0 She is not
exactly known for her tact. itfeTTAHIM H&JWo
tact ful /'taektfl/ adj. careful not to say or do anything
that will annoy or upset other people 011 Eft; i# A Eft; X % A fit) H771 diplomatic
: That wasn’t a very tactful thing
to say! AA# A! 0 7 tried to
find a tactful way of telling her the truth, -A
EEH tactless ► tactfully 1-Mil adv.: a tactfully worded reply A
0 I tactfully suggested he should see a doctor. TfeM^itfelt
tactic /'taektik/ noun 1 [C, usually
pi.] the
particular method you use to achieve sth |{B&; AS; They
tried all kinds of tactics to get us to go.
Sit-in
A o 0 This was just the latest in a series of delaying tactics. j&HJ!;— A A (HJ — 'MfriE
TSo
0 The manager discussed tactics with
his team. fH W—JftAivf $ T M
l%|E o 0 Confrontation is
not always the best tactic. 0
It’s time
to try a change of tactic. TJE & Ik & M ® H ^ T „
2 tactics [pi.] the art of moving soldiers and
military equipment around during a battle or war in order to use them in the
most effective way i$,A; AA — compare STRATEGY
tac-tic-al /'taektikl/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] connected with the particular
method you use to achieve sth ± ;
M A (HJ HTfl strategic
: tactical planning ^
^i^ij
0 to have a
tactical advantage MX 0 Telling your boss you were looking for a new job
was a tactical
error (= it was the wrong thing to do at that time). Jt
lt^0 2 [usually before noun] carefully planned in order to
achieve a particular aim #
A
W HT7l strategic : a tactical decision rtj Bfj (ft All—see also tactical voting 3 [only before noun] (especially of weapons X
la #1) used or having an effect over short distances or for a short time ^AW; M H Eft : tactical weapons/missiles $g A / •# # — compare strategic(3) 4 [only before noun] connected with military tactics fT
^ W : He was given tactical command of the operation. IMS 7m W $Lo ► tac-tic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: At the time, it was tactically the
right thing to do. ^
51
Eft o 0 The enemy was tactically superior. Ajffl W EK
A±W«;^0
.tactical ‘voting noun [u] (BrE) the act of voting for a particular
person or political party, not because you support them, but in order to
prevent sb else from being elected ( )
&
A®M,
tac ti cian /taek'tijn/ noun a person who is very
clever at planning the best way to achieve sth WHB&EftA; A- SSHJMA
tact ile /'taektail; NAmE -tl/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the sense of touch;
using your sense of
touch tmm-. tactile stimuli M
0 visual and tactile communication M 0 tactile fabric (= pleasant to touch)
Afii^FEft^R^ 0 tactile
maps
(= that
you can touch and feel) o
He’s
a very tactile man (= he enjoys touching people), life
m$ffaiiAo
tact-less /'taektlas/ adj. saying or doing things that are
likely to annoy or to upset other people n
'fsX%W W; #PAW; A011W; BCdinsensitive:
a tactless remark 0
It was
tactless of you to
comment on his hair! j^ZTlife Eft i
A'm! H22 tactful ► tact-less-ly adv. tact-less-ness
noun [U]