mark tightly; man-to-man defense
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to mark an opponent closely; to defend man-to-man
neutralA basketball, soccer, or other sports term. It implies persistent, one-on-one defense to prevent the marked player from receiving the ball or making plays.
Jiào教
liàn练
yāo要
qiú求
hòu后
wèi卫
dīng盯
fáng防
duì对
fāng方
de的
dé得
fèn分
shǒu手
。
The coach asked the defender to mark the opponent's scorer tightly.
Wǒ我
men们
de的
zhàn战
shù术
shì是
dīng盯
fáng防
tā他
men们
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
chuán传
qiú球
shǒu手
。
Our tactic is to man-mark their main playmaker.
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Tā他
yī一
zhí直
dīng盯
fáng防
wǒ我
，
ràng让
wǒ我
hěn很
nán难
jiē接
dào到
qiú球
。
He was marking me the whole time, making it hard for me to receive the ball.