gambit

noun

/ˈɡæmbɪt/

a thing that somebody does, or something that somebody says at the beginning of a situation or conversation, that is intended to give them some advantage开头一招；开局；开场白
- an opening gambit (= the first thing you say)开场白
- The opposition have dismissed promises of tax cuts as a pre-election gambit.反对党拒绝了减税的承诺，认为这是选举前的策略。
- His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’他的绝妙对话策略是“像你这样的好女孩在这样的地方干什么？
- It looks as if their gambit has paid off.看起来他们的策略有了回报。
- It was a clever publicity gambit that ended in tragedy.这是一个聪明的宣传策略，以悲剧告终。
- The long silences were a gambit to make him talk.长时间的沉默是让他开口的一个策略。
a move or moves made at the beginning of a game of chess in order to gain an advantage later（国际象棋中为获得优势而采取的）开局让棋法

词源mid 17th cent.: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally ‘tripping up’, from gamba ‘leg’.

词汇	gambit
释义	gambit noun /ˈɡæmbɪt/ /ˈɡæmbɪt/ a thing that somebody does, or something that somebody says at the beginning of a situation or conversation, that is intended to give them some advantage开头一招；开局；开场白 an opening gambit (= the first thing you say)开场白 The opposition have dismissed promises of tax cuts as a pre-election gambit.反对党拒绝了减税的承诺，认为这是选举前的策略。 His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’他的绝妙对话策略是“像你这样的好女孩在这样的地方干什么？ It looks as if their gambit has paid off.看起来他们的策略有了回报。 It was a clever publicity gambit that ended in tragedy.这是一个聪明的宣传策略，以悲剧告终。 The long silences were a gambit to make him talk.长时间的沉默是让他开口的一个策略。 a move or moves made at the beginning of a game of chess in order to gain an advantage later（国际象棋中为获得优势而采取的）开局让棋法词源mid 17th cent.: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally ‘tripping up’, from gamba ‘leg’.
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