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sabotage

/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/ /ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ/
  1. 1 sabote etmek, kasıtlı olarak tahrip etmek
  2. 2 (planı/şansı) baltalamak, bilerek engellemek

Definition (English)

  1. To deliberately damage or destroy equipment, buildings or other property.
  2. To deliberately spoil someone's plans or chances of success.

Example Sentences

  1. Someone had sabotaged the factory's main machine during the night.
    Biri gece fabrikanın ana makinesini sabote etmişti.
  2. The workers were wrongly accused of sabotaging the equipment.
    İşçiler haksız yere ekipmanı sabote etmekle suçlandı.
  3. They tried to sabotage the enemy's plans.
    Düşmanın planlarını baltalamaya çalıştılar.
  4. Eating junk food late at night can sabotage your diet.
    Gece geç saatte abur cubur yemek diyetinizi baltalayabilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base sabotage
/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/
Past sabotaged
/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd/
Participle sabotaged
/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dsabotage → sabotaged

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /ʒ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. sabotaged /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd/

Synonyms

Collocations

sabotage a plansabotage equipmentsabotage operationsattempt to sabotagesabotage efforts