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。
用沙袋筑堤（防护）
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用沙袋筑堤（防护）
to build a wall or barrier of sandbags around something
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.
sandbag
Base
原形
sandbags
3rd person
第三人称单数
sandbagging
-ing
现在分词
sandbagged
Past
过去式
sandbagged
Past participle
过去分词
He often sandbags his opponents in negotiations.
他经常在谈判中刁难对手。
They sandbagged the company into accepting the deal.
他们胁迫公司接受了这笔交易。
She has sandbagged her way to the top.
她通过胁迫手段爬到了顶层。
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。
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。
AI contextual example
They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
他们强迫他为所有人做晚饭
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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。
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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想象一个沙袋（sandbag）砸下来：既可筑堤防御，也可把人打昏，所以引申为‘暗算、隐瞒实力’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：flood control、military fortification、poker / sports competition、workplace conflict 该词作动词时含义较多，语域不统一：表示“用沙袋构筑”时通常用于书面或工程语境；表示“隐藏实力/真实意图以占优势”或“严厉指责/暗算”时多用于非正式口语。建议根据上下文判断。
These six words all rhyme with the final syllable of sandbag: they end in /-æɡ/ (bag, rag, tag, flag, drag, brag). The word bag is spelled exactly like the final part of sandbag. Beware lookalikes such as barge (/bɑːrdʒ/) and sage (/seɪdʒ/), which look similar but have different vowel and final consonant sounds.
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