SABOTAGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of sabotage – Learner’s Dictionary

sabotage
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈsæbətɑːʒ/
us

sabotage verb [T] (DAMAGE)

to damage or destroy something in order to prevent an enemy from using it:
Rebels sabotaged the roads and bridges.

sabotage verb [T] (PREVENT SUCCESS)

to spoil someone's plans or efforts in order to prevent them from being successful:
She tried to sabotage my chances of getting the job.

sabotage

noun [ U ]
an act of sabotage

(Definition of sabotage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of sabotage

in Chinese (Traditional)
(爲阻止敵人或對手成功而)毀壞,破壞(設備、武器或建築物), 暗中破壞,蓄意破壞(計劃或行動)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(为阻止敌人或对手成功而)毁坏,破坏(设备、武器或建筑物), 阴谋破坏,蓄意破坏(计划或行动)…
in Spanish
sabotear, sabotaje, sabotaje [masculine…
in Portuguese
sabotar, sabotagem, sabotagem [feminine]…
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(敵を妨害する為)~を破壊する, ~を妨害する, ~を邪魔する…
sabotaj yapmak, düşmanın kullanımını engellemek için yok etmek/yıkmak/zarar vermek, baltalamak…
saboter, sabotage [masculine], sabotage…
sabotejar, sabotatge…
sabotage, saboteren…
sabotage, sabotere…
sabotage, sabotera…
sabotaj, mensabotaj…
die Sabotage, sabotieren…
sabotere, gjøre sabotasje, spolere…
саботаж, диверсія, саботувати…
повреждать, разрушать, срывать планы…
يُخرّب, تَخريب…
sabotáž, provést sabotáž…
sabotase, menyabot…
การก่อวินาศกรรม, ก่อวินาศกรรม…
sự phá hoại, phá hoại…
celowo zniszczyć, sabotować, zaszkodzić…
파괴하다, 방해하다, 사보타주…
sabotare, sabotaggio…
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