Engineers are working to tackle the problem of traffic congestion by designing more efficient public transit systems.
工程师们正致力于通过设计更高效的公共交通系统来应对交通拥堵问题。
Which choice best defines “tackle”?
C — To deal with (a problem) energetically.. “tackle” means To deal with (a problem) energetically..
Which word means “To deal with (a problem) energetically.”?
D — tackle. “tackle” means To deal with (a problem) energetically..
tackle — To deal with (a problem) energetically.. In Chinese: 处理;应对;着手解决.
tackle is pronounced //ˈtækl//.
Engineers are working to tackle the problem of traffic congestion by designing more efficient public transit systems. (工程师们正致力于通过设计更高效的公共交通系统来应对交通拥堵问题。)
address, confront, handle — all close in meaning to tackle (To deal with (a problem) energetically.).
ignore, avoid — each the opposite of tackle (To deal with (a problem) energetically.).
Yes. tackle is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
tackle 本义抓摔对手 → 迎难而上 → 着手解决。