sandbag

sandbag /'sændbæg/
  • ngoại động từ
    • xếp túi cát làm công sự
    • chặn (cửa sổ) bằng túi cát, bịt (lỗ hở) bằng túi cát
    • đánh quỵ bằng túi cát
Lĩnh vực: xây dựng
 bao cát
Giải thích EN: A bag filled with sand or small debris, used for building pack walls, for filling cavities behind timber, steel, or concrete roadway linings, or for flood control work near weakened dikes, etc..
Giải thích VN: Một cái túi chứa cát hay các mảnh nhỏ để gia cố tường, làm chỗ dựa cho gỗ, thép hay kiểm soát lũ lụt gần các đê kè xung yếu.
 chặn bằng bao cát
 chiến thuật trùng trình

Xem thêm: dragoon, railroad, stun



sandbag

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast

    v.

  • treat harshly or unfairly
  • compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; dragoon, railroad

    They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone

  • hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag; stun
  • downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
  • protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up

    The residents sandbagged the beach front

Investopedia Financial Terms

Sandbag
A stalling tactic used by management to deter a company that is showing interest in taking them over.
Investopedia Says:
The company stalls in hopes that a more favorable company will take them over.