| 单词 | stratagem |
| 释义 | stratagem (once / 1482 pages) n A stratagem is a scheme or a clever plot. You can have a stratagem for winning a chess game, getting the girl (or boy), and avoiding a punishment. However, your opponents, crushes, and parents may have a trick or two of their own. Sometimes a stratagem is a gem of an idea, really clever and worth trying. Great generals start a battle plan with a stratagem, and businesses might have a stratagem for making more money. A stratagem is often a trick or a way to deceive an enemy or get something through a plot or ploy, but it can also mean just a great idea that outwits someone. Your teacher probably has a stratagem for helping you remember and spell words. WORD FAMILYstratagem: stratagems USAGE EXAMPLESFor Trump’s stratagem to work, foreign leaders must continue to believe that he’s erratic and prone to irrational overreaction. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) On the contrary, it is a desperate stratagem for coping with them. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) It’s a stratagem he perfected as far back as 2004 with “Confessions,” which became his best-selling album. New York Times(Sep 14, 2016) 1n an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade Syn|Hypo|Hyper contrivance, dodge plant something planted secretly for discovery by another pump-and-dump schemean illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises wangle, wanglingan instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery scheme, strategy an elaborate and systematic plan of action 2n a maneuver in a game or conversation Syn|Hyper gambit, ploy maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre a move made to gain a tactical end |
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