1 [T] to make an effort to deal with a difficult situation or problem 对付；处理；解决: The government must tackle the problem of rising unemployment. 政府必须处理失业人数上升的问题。Firemen were brought in to tackle the blaze. 消防员给派来扑灭大火。

2 [I,T] (used in football, etc) to try to take the ball from sb in the other team （足球等）拦截抢球

3 [T] to stop sb running away by pulling him/her down 擒抱并摔倒（某人）

4 [T] tackle sb about sth to speak to sb about a difficult subject 与某人谈论难题: I'm going to tackle him about the money he owes me. 我要与他谈谈他欠我的钱。