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单词 gambit
释义

gambit

/ˈɡambɪt /
noun
1An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation: his resignation was a tactical gambit...
  • The Australians believe it is a psychological gambit to use and gain advantage over the opposition.
  • The loser of this copycat election will lament all the strategic gambits that fell short in the end.
  • Assign your staff to build the sort of book on Russert's techniques, rhetorical gambits, and political obsessions that you'd want going into a debate with an opposing candidate.

Synonyms

stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre, move, course of action, line of action, device, operation;
ruse, trick, ploy, artifice
British informal wheeze, wangle
2(In chess) an opening move in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of a compensating advantage: he tried the dubious Budapest gambit...
  • By the time I was an ‘A’ player, gambits including the Smith-Morra were fully appreciated.
  • True fans of the gambit should consider this a challenge.
  • This book is geared toward the average player, but there is no discussion of gambit tries by white.

Origin

Mid 17th century: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally 'tripping up', from gamba 'leg'.

Rhymes

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