| 单词 | tactic |
| 释义 | tactic (tæktɪk ) Word forms: tactics countable noun [usually plural] Tactics are the methods that you choose to use in order to achieve what you want in a particular situation. What sort of tactics will the President use to rally the people behind him? He pressed on in the hope that a few others would join him. The tactic paid off. Synonyms: policy, approach, course, way Collocations: effective tactics My free leaflet on Giving Up Smoking will help her find the resolve and explains effective tactics. The Sun (2011) It was quickly realised that this would be an effective tactic to get one over on the hunt. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was a dangerous but effective tactic. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Once, in an attempt to staff our nursery, we resorted to heavy-handed tactics, assigning parents to nursery duty on a particular Sunday, whether they volunteered or not. Christianity Today (2000) Its heavy-handed sales tactics prompted the pharmaceutical industry's regulatory watchdog to make a ruling of unethical behaviour against it. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Another area of concern has been the use of heavy-handed tactics when payments are missed. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I'm sending you my leaflet on panic attacks which explains self-help tactics. The Sun (2010) But you clearly need more support, with effective self-help tactics. The Sun (2015) The advice line today on coping with jealousy explains more self-help tactics. The Sun (2010) That win came from the front and I expect similar tactics. The Sun (2016) To protect its profits, the industry uses similar tactics to the old tobacco firms. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Opponents pointed out that the campaign group had used similar tactics before. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He was sure that much of the 'constant intervening', 'jabbering' and 'egging each other on' was normal parliamentary tactics aimed at suppressing his arguments. Times, Sunday Times Five law lords ruled that they were victims of council bullying tactics aimed at getting them to drop their discrimination claims. Times, Sunday Times As such, surgical tactics aimed at mitigating palatopharyngeal incompetence can be employed as a substitute to its prosthetic management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recently, authorities have tried tactics aimed at undermining the gang identity and breaking up the membership. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Besides, terror tactics must never be allowed to bear fruit. Times, Sunday Times But in the fight against terror tactics there's very little we can ignore. The Sun On the scale of terror tactics, the protests scarcely register. Times, Sunday Times Terror tactics that have worked in one place can easily be tried elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times The colonial authorities sought to fight on the physical and psychological fronts and engaged in a variety of terror tactics designed to demoralize the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His allies have threatened to use unconventional tactics. Times, Sunday Times This generated a threatening strategic situation that required unconventional tactics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He favored unconventional tactics, frequently winning cities over by treachery or negotiation rather than by siege. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Will this unlikely duo succeed in achieving their individual goals using unconventional tactics forms the rest of the story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ender's unconventional tactics somewhat subverted this victory condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Feeling overlooked for the matron's job, the nurse resorts to underhand tactics. The Sun (2014) It's a devious and underhand tactic. Times, Sunday Times (2010) These underhand sales tactics drive down its reputation further. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was eventually seen as an unsporting and unfair tactic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The process provides a level playing field of information among the litigants and avoids surprises at trial (traditionally regarded as an unfair tactic). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The battle for the seat has been marred by allegations of unfair tactics. Times, Sunday Times A leading insurer responded to criticism this week that it was using unfair tactics to avoid paying out on critical illness claims. Times, Sunday Times At the final of the competition they win by unfair tactics such as kicking their opponents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If he could learn how to be a teacher he could try a different and quite unusual tactic. Times,Sunday Times Those horsemen who continued to fight fell victim to an unusual tactic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Independent schools are getting tough with parents over unpaid fees and using unusual tactics such as hosting weddings in an attempt to make ends meet. Times, Sunday Times They were controversial because of their use of unusual tactics such as flooding peer-to-peer networks with decoy files that tie up users' computers and bandwidth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led to unusual tactics from both teams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As police have highlighted, some protesters are resorting to increasingly violent tactics. Times, Sunday Times Leaders of the student movement warned that they would continue to organize and demand the overthrow of the government despite security officers' violent tactics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After an initial peace offer, employers refused to talk to the union, and the union leadership adopted violent tactics as a direct response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She did not hesitate to use violent tactics to promote her agenda. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The competition was also marred by overly defensive and often violent tactics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Jamming may be intentional, as with an electronic warfare tactic, or unintentional, as with friendly forces operating equipment that transmits using the same frequency range. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He proposed a new guerrilla warfare tactic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were forced to resort to guerrilla warfare tactics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led to a revolution in space warfare tactics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the chimps escapes using the warfare tactics he was being trained for. 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