sandbag the levee
collocation用沙袋加固堤坝
Volunteers worked all night to sandbag the levee.
志愿者们通宵工作，用沙袋加固堤坝。
用沙袋（或类似物）击昏；虐待；不公平对待；隐瞒实力；故意示弱（以谋利）；胁迫；强制；使措手不及；欺骗；暗中破坏
to build a wall or barrier of sandbags around something
用沙袋构筑屏障
To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
用沙袋或其他物体打击(某人)使其失去能力或失去知觉
To strike (someone) with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
严厉或不公平地对待
treat harshly or unfairly
隐藏或歪曲自己的真实立场、潜力或意图以获取优势；(原指扑克)假装手牌弱以作为策略。
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
通过胁迫、威胁或粗暴手段强迫
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
暗算；欺骗；削弱
To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
预先制作菜肴(不及物)；预先制作(菜肴)(及物)。
To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).
假装早期喝酒,以便在夜晚继续喝酒时能比其他人喝得更多
To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
一般现在时
He often sandbags his opponents in negotiations.
他经常在谈判中刁难对手。
一般过去时
They sandbagged the company into accepting the deal.
他们胁迫公司接受了这笔交易。
现在完成时
She has sandbagged her way to the top.
她通过胁迫手段爬到了顶层。
The manager sandbagged his opponent in the meeting by presenting false data.
经理在会议上通过提供虚假数据不公正地打击了他的对手。
用法提示：句中sandbagged作动词，表示‘通过不公平手段打击’，体现了强迫或不公平对待的意思。
AI contextual example
They sandbagged him into signing the contract by threatening to fire his family.
他们通过威胁解雇他的家人强迫他签了合同。
用法提示：句中sandbagged作动词，后接into doing表示‘强迫某人做某事’，体现了通过威胁或强迫手段迫使的意思。
AI contextual example
During the debate, she felt sandbagged by unexpected accusations.
辩论中，她感到被突如其来的指责不公平地对待了。
用法提示：句中sandbagged作过去分词，表示‘被不公平地对待’，体现了粗暴或不公平对待的意思。
AI contextual example
多指以强凌弱，常含长期或反复欺压；sandbag更侧重一次性的不公平打击或强迫。
强调通过威吓让对方害怕或屈服；sandbag未必直接威胁，更常指不公平地施压或攻击。
强调用强制或威胁手段迫使对方做某事；sandbag则可能只是不公平地贬低或阻碍，强度不一定达到‘强迫’。
多指强烈要求或劝说；sandbag带有更多的攻击性、欺骗性或不公正性。
该反义词对应用法的“隐藏或歪曲自己的真实立场、潜力或意图以获取优势”义项，如打牌时假装手弱。reveal 意为公开原本隐瞒的事物，与 sandbag 的“隐藏”相对，为及物动词，语气中性。
与 reveal 同义，但更正式，常用于公开机密信息或官方细节，同样与 sandbag 的“隐藏、歪曲”相对，为及物动词。二者常可互换，但 disclose 更侧重正式场合的公开。
用沙袋加固堤坝
Volunteers worked all night to sandbag the levee.
志愿者们通宵工作，用沙袋加固堤坝。
用问题使某人措手不及
The reporter sandbagged the mayor with a question about the scandal.
记者就丑闻提出一个问题，让市长措手不及。
（扑克中）以强手牌故意示弱
He sandbagged with a strong hand, and his opponent fell into the trap.
他以强手牌故意示弱，对手落入了陷阱。
沙袋常用来构筑防洪屏障，与洪水相关。
洪水时人们会用沙袋加固堤坝。
沙袋可堆成临时路障或防御工事。
风暴常引发洪水，需要沙袋防护。
沙袋通常用于紧急防汛或抢险。
暗算某人；使某人措手不及
He felt his opponent had sandbagged him during the debate.
他觉得对手在辩论中暗算了他。
对竞争对手故意保留实力以占优势
The team was accused of sandbagging the competition by hiding their fastest runner.
该队被指责故意隐藏最快的选手，从而对竞争对手保留实力。
被打个措手不及；遭到不公平对待
We got sandbagged by the sudden policy change.
我们被突如其来的政策变化打了个措手不及。
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