gambit

英 [ˈɡæmbɪt]

美 [ˈɡæmbɪt]

n.  开头一招; 开局; 开场白; (国际象棋中为获得优势而采取的)开局让棋法

复数：gambits　

TEM8

BNC.20175 / COCA.18520

牛津词典

noun

• 开头一招；开局；开场白
  a thing that sb does, or sth that sb says at the beginning of a situation or conversation, that is intended to give them some advantage
  1. an opening gambit (= the first thing you say)
     开场白
• （国际象棋中为获得优势而采取的）开局让棋法
  a move or moves made at the beginning of a game of chess in order to gain an advantage later

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （为取得优势而采取的）行动，精心策划的一着，布局
  Agambitis an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage in a situation or game.
  1. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal...
     在他看来，与其说这是一项精心筹划的国防动议，倒不如说是外交上的一着妙棋。
  2. Campaign strategists are calling the plan a clever political gambit.
     竞选策划人士认为该计划是一着巧妙的政治棋。
• N-COUNT 开场白
  Agambitis a remark which you make to someone in order to start or continue a conversation with them.
  1. His favourite opening gambit is: 'You are so beautiful, will you be my next wife?'...
     他最喜欢的开场白是：“你可真是个美人儿啊，能做我的下一任妻子吗？”
  2. Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits.
     伯纳德没有接汤姆的话茬儿。

英英释义

noun

• a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
• a maneuver in a game or conversation
  Synonym:ploystratagem
• an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
  Synonym:ploy

双语例句

• Peter's usual opening gambit is to buy a girl a drink, so that she immediately thinks she owes him something.
  彼得通常先是为姑娘买一杯饮料，这样她就马上认为自己欠了他什么。
• He approached me with that tired old conversational gambit," don't I know you from somewhere?"
  他用那个老得令人生厌的话题跟我搭上话，“我是不是在哪见过你？”
• Why does the book begin with this,? let's say, opening gambit?
  为何书的开头如此，为何以妥协开头？
• The government's promise to lower taxes is so obviously an election-year gambit.
  政府承诺降低税收很明显是大选年的策略。
• His basic gambit is to give them presents a couple of weeks beforehand.
  他的基本策略是几周前预先送给他们礼物。
• Bernard made no response to Tom's conversational gambits.
  伯纳德没有接汤姆的话茬儿。
• The creative gambit impressed Mr. Anderson.
  这个创造性的策略给安德森留下了很深的印象。
• Just a cheeky opening gambit in a tough negotiation?
  这仅仅是艰难的谈判过程中一个厚颜无耻的开局策略吗？
• It was a poor opening gambit to accuse him of stealing& you should have introduced the subject more gently.
  开头开场白就指责他偷东西是蹩脚的&你应该更温和地引进这个主题。
• Only days ago, North Korea unveiled a new uranium enrichment plant that was seen as a political gambit to associate the younger Mr Kim with a significant technological breakthrough.
  就在几天前，朝鲜公布了一处新建铀浓缩工厂。这被视为一种政治策略，旨在将年轻的金正恩与重大科技突破联系在一起。