单词 | to manoeuvre one's way |
释义 | > as lemmasto manoeuvre one's way a. intransitive. To move adroitly or stealthily; to work one's way into a position, past obstacles, etc. Also transitive in to manoeuvre one's way. ΚΠ 1814 J. Austen Let. 18 Nov. (1995) 279 I had not to manoeuvre away from her. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. 177 After manœuvring so as to get within shot, they fired, but merely wounded him [sc. a buffalo]. 1879 J. Burroughs Locusts & Wild Honey 128 A dog..will manœuvre round the porcupine till he..fastens on his quill~less underbody. 1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 497/2 He had manœuvred his way into the Painted Chamber. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. iii. 51 The room was uncomfortably crowded with trashy furniture: one wanted space to move about—the voice was disturbingly convincing—to manœuvre in. 1987 R. Guy And I heard Bird Sing iii. 33 Imamu was back in the city, carefully manoeuvring through the traffic. < as lemmas |
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