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Define sabotage. sabotage synonyms, sabotage pronunciation, sabotage translation, English dictionary definition of sabotage. n. 1. The deliberate destruction of ...
Definition of sabotage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The malicious damaging or destruction of an employer's property by workmen during a strike or the like; hence gen. any disabling damage deliberately inflicted, esp. that carried out clandestinely in order to disrupt the economic or military resources of an enemy. Also transferred, figurative, and attributive. 1910.
sabotage in American English. (ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ, ˌsæbəˈtɑːʒ) (verb -taged, -taging) noun. 1. any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute. 2. any undermining of a cause. transitive verb.
sabotage something to prevent something from being successful or being achieved, especially deliberately. Protesters failed to sabotage the peace talks. The rise in interest rates sabotaged any chance of the firm's recovery. They had tried to sabotage our plans. His speech was calculated to sabotage our efforts to reach a solution to the crisis.
SABOTAGE translate: （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）. Learn ...
Definition of sabotage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
