【学个词 sandbag】 sandbag - n. (用于防洪、防爆等的)沙袋 v. 用沙袋封堵;用沙袋打;粗暴对待,胁迫;(比赛中)故意表现不佳
Definition:
1 noun : a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon
2 verb :
sandbagged; sandbagging; sandbags
-transitive verb
1 : to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags
2 a: to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag
b: to treat unfairly or harshly
c: to coerce by crude means
are raiding the Treasury and sandbagging the government - C. W. Ferguson
d: to conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent especially in order to gain an advantage over
-intransitive verb
: to hide the truth about oneself so as to gain an advantage over another
Synonyms
Verb - blackjack,coerce,compel,constrain,dragoon,drive,force,impel,impress,make,muscle,obligate,oblige,press,pressure
Example Sentences
Verb
He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he was sandbagging.
I think he was sandbagging us.
Noun
One photo appeared to show a sandbag tethered to the chest. - Stephen Smith, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2022
In Seminole County, northeast of Orlando, officials opened sandbag distribution locations on Monday. -Frieda Frisaro And Julie Walker, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2022