English Dictionary

piling on

名詞

不可算名詞 広義

(American football) An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.

日本語の意味

（アメリカンフットボールにおいて）複数の選手が不正に一人の相手選手に集中的にタックルを仕掛ける戦術

The team was penalized for piling on when multiple defenders illegally tackled the running back after the whistle.

複数のディフェンダーが笛の後にランニングバックに違法にタックルしたため、チームは集団タックルの反則を取られた。

意味（1）

(American football) An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.

意味（2）

The process by which additional combatants join an ongoing fight or argument when they think they know who will win so that they will be on the winning side.

意味（3）

The process by which multiple people pick on, complain about or list the faults of their target.

意味（4）

The steady addition of more problems to an already problematic situation or circumstance.

意味（5）

Doing more and more (of something), especially when it is inappropriate or problematic, such as by continuing to break a diet