in AM, use 美国英语用 maneuver
1 VERB (熟练地)移动，调动，转动，操纵 If you manoeuvre something into or out of an awkward position, you skilfully move it there. (熟练地)移动，调动，转动，操纵
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We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
我们试图让独木舟靠他更近一些。
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I manoeuvred my way among the tables to the back corner of the place.
我在桌子中间穿行，来到后面的角落里。
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The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them. [VERB]
飞行员本能地驾机避开他们。
SYN steer, direct, guide, pilot
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
2 VERB 操纵;控制;耍花招 If you manoeuvre a situation, you change it in a clever and skilful way so that you can benefit from it. 操纵;控制;耍花招
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The authorities have to manoeuvre the markets into demanding a cut in interest rates. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
当局不得不干预市场，迫其提出削减利率的要求。
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He brilliantly manoeuvred himself back to power. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
他依靠手腕巧妙地重掌权力。
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He manoeuvres to foster recovery. [VERB]
他采取手段促进复苏。
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
3 N-PLURAL 军事演习 Military manoeuvres are training exercises which involve the movement of soldiers and equipment over a large area. 军事演习
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Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion.
盟军明日演习，来展示一旦发生新的入侵，其集结速度之快。
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The camp was used for military manoeuvres.
这个营地被用于军事演习。
SYN movement, operation, exercise, deployment
4 room for manoeuvre→see: room
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