单词 | manoeuvre |
释义 | Word Frequency manoeuvre or US maneuver (məˈnuːvə) noun 1. a contrived, complicated, and possibly deceptive plan or action political manoeuvres 2. a movement or action requiring dexterity and skill 3. a. a tactic or movement of one or a number of military or naval units b. (plural) tactical exercises, usually on a large scale 4. a planned movement of an aircraft in flight 5. any change from the straight steady course of a ship verb 6. (transitive) to contrive or accomplish with skill or cunning 7. (intransitive) to manipulate situations, etc, in order to gain some end to manoeuvre for the leadership 8. (intransitive) to perform a manoeuvre or manoeuvres 9. to move or deploy or be moved or deployed, as military units, etc Derived forms manoeuvrable (maˈnoeuvrable) or US maneuverable (maˈneuverable) adjective manoeuvrability (maˌnoeuvraˈbility) or US maneuverability (maˌneuveraˈbility) noun manoeuvrer (maˈnoeuvrer) or US maneuverer (maˈneuverer) noun manoeuvring (maˈnoeuvring) or US maneuvering (maˈneuvering) noun Word origin C15: from French, from Medieval Latin manuopera manual work, from Latin manū operāre to work with the hand |
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