( <美> maneuver)
1
- a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care特技动作, 熟练动作, 手脑并用的动作。
1.1
- a carefully planned scheme or action, especially one involving deception（尤指以欺骗为目的的）策略, 计谋, 花招：
shady financial manoeuvres.
暗地里的金融欺诈策划。
1.2
- mass noun the fact or process of taking such action欺诈性操作：
the economic policy provided no room for manoeuvre.
这种经济政策没有进行欺诈操作的余地。
2
manoeuvres
a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces大型军事演习：the Russian vessel was on manoeuvres.
俄罗斯的舰艇在演习。
verb
manoeuvred, manoeuvring
1
- perform or cause to perform a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care（使）做特技动作（或熟练动作）：
no obj. the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street卡车无法在这条狭窄的街道上顺畅地行驶
with obj. and adverbial of direction she tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people.她设法推着手推车绕过人群。
2
- with obj. and adverbial carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end诱使, 诱导：
they were manoeuvring him into a betrayal of his countryman.
他们诱使他背叛自己的同胞。
2.1
- no obj. carefully manipulate a situation to achieve an end（为达到某种目的）进行操控：
as noun manoeuvring British manoeuvring for post-war influence.英国人为保持其战后影响力所展开的操控活动。
派生词
manoeuvrer
noun词源
mid 18th cent. （as a noun in the sense 'tactical movement'）： from French manævre (noun)， manæuvrer (verb)， from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus 'hand' + operari 'to work'.