"tap up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 違規挖角（體育相關）- 非法招攬

Definition

秘密或非法地接觸某人，尤其是已與其他球隊簽約的球員，試圖說服他加入你的球隊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Tap up”主要用於英式英語和足球圈，指未經許可私下接觸合約球員，語氣非正式且帶負面色彩。

Examples

The club was fined for trying to tap up a young player.

俱樂部因試圖**違規挖角**一名年輕球員而被罰款。

It is against the rules to tap up players from other teams.

從其他球隊**違規挖角**球員是違反規定的。

The manager was accused of trying to tap up a star striker.

教練被指控試圖**違規挖角**一位明星前鋒。

I heard the team tried to tap up him before the season started.

我聽說賽季開始前球隊試圖**違規挖他**。

They got caught trying to tap up players last year.

他們去年試圖**違規挖角**被抓了。

Clubs sometimes try to tap up rising stars before anyone else notices them.

俱樂部有時會在其他人注意到新星前就**違規挖角**。