Definition of manoeuvre in English:

manoeuvre

(US maneuver)

nounPlural manoeuvres məˈnuːvəməˈnuvər

1A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
特技动作，熟练动作，手脑并用的动作
snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes
Example sentencesExamples
- The best skaters are able to incorporate these maneuvers with extreme moves in a way that flows with intensity.
- Disturbances can occur while a fish is at rest, when swimming forwards and backwards, and during maneuvers while moving in either direction.
- The majority of these maneuvers require the use of centripetal force to hold both surfer and board in the correct place on the wave.
- The spacecraft drifted about 200 meters away from the stage before starting a series of maneuvers.
- The skill required in such a manoeuvre is not to be underestimated, especially in a tight skirt and four inch heels.
- Dara twisted her craft into a series of complex maneuvers.
- The probe's launch is the first in a series of critical navigational maneuvers on which the success of the mission depends.
- Despite this, Rosenthal completed the bomb run and instigated a series of violent maneuvers to throw the aim of the flak guns.
- She put the ship through a series of difficult maneuvers at top speed.
- He saw possible moves, manoeuvres, and attacks Alsonte could make, each motion replaying in his mind.
- Reverse parking into small spaces is also a must as it would not do to keep the purchasers waiting as simple manoeuvres turn into a protracted disaster.
- Anyone who examines the route taken by Hanjour will see that it required a complex manoeuvre by an experienced pilot.
- Shawn Michaels combined high-flying maneuvers with solid technical skills.
- In short, they've reinvented their companies through a series of innovative maneuvers.
- The student then completed a series of maneuvers, including stalls, spins, and lazy eights while gliding back to the practice field.
- Snap competition was a contest between the twelve teams, each headed up by a senior, in which a series of marching maneuvers was carried out.
- Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control.
- Somehow, the complex high-speed manoeuvres and fluid movements seem to come naturally to a small child.
- Six participants performed a series of maneuvers using each device.
- Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the airplane conducting a series of acrobatic maneuvers when the right wing separated from the airplane.
Synonyms
operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action
1. 1.1 A carefully planned or cunning scheme or action.
  shady financial manoeuvres
  暗地里的金融欺诈策划。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It continuously engaged in petty maneuvers.
  He has suggested that such tactical maneuvers could backfire.
  The day of reckoning was postponed by a series of maneuvers, and the banknotes remained intact.
  After a series of convoluted manoeuvres, Ryan was allowed to escape to France, and from there to Nazi Germany.
  The key decision making and tactical maneuvers take place after the flop.
  I may vote for him purely as a strategic maneuver.
  Right now, the site's position as king of online toys owes as much to its unbeatable brand and the failures of its competitors as to its strategic maneuvers.
  Accordingly, it is planning its own free paper as a blocking manoeuvre.
  He wrote a book called The Prince in which he described the amoral maneuvers and machinations of men in power.
  We talked of many things, fashion, religion, politics, all the while she tried to tempt me with new and suggestive maneuvers.
  Most companies would try to change policies in backdoor maneuvers, often with relative success.
  The move was obviously a manoeuvre intended to appease and, perhaps, deceive disaffected members who clamoured for fresh leadership of the party.
  It would seem a shame to turn down such a cunning manoeuvre without a compelling need.
  Even if we do draw the line somewhere and ban certain eugenic manoeuvres, the financial incentive may play a prominent role.
  Through a series of legal maneuvers Paul made his case before the Roman Governor and then to the Emperor himself.
  I had situated myself in the far corner of the classroom, a tactical maneuver on my part.
  After roll call, she dives straight in with the day's tactical manoeuvres.
  They should have performed a variety of dodge maneuvers.
  A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful.
  Other financial maneuvers can be made that hurt small unsecured creditors by leaving less money on the table.
  Synonyms
  stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, dodge, ruse, plan, scheme, operation, device, plot, machination, artifice, subterfuge, intrigue, manipulation
  French démarche
  informal wangle
2. 1.2mass noun The fact or process of taking carefully planned or cunning 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  With national budget positions close to balance or in surplus, countries have ample room for manoeuvre to cope with adverse economic developments.
  Consumers have borrowed up to the hilt, leaving little room for manoeuvre should times get seriously tough.
  English football has just about exhausted its room for manoeuvre in the domestic market.
  ‘The majority of costs are wage costs; there is very little room for manoeuvre,’ he said.
  There is perilously little room for manoeuvre in the group but the stage is set.
  Wingfield is a spacious property that offers plenty of room for manoeuvre, together with the obvious benefits of being in walk-in condition.
  Potentially, this imposes a degree of constraint on the party leadership's room for manoeuvre.
  Mitchell felt their ultimatum left Fifa with little room for manoeuvre.
  And the Christmas launch date appeared to leave the company little room for manoeuvre should anything go wrong.
  As in the US, there is a sense that the central bank's room for manoeuvre on interest rates is narrowing.
  But when the FBI or customs officers come calling, there is little room for manoeuvre.
  If we wanted to be sure of succeeding with the big ventures, we would have to act rapidly and ensure early on that we had given ourselves enough room for manoeuvre.
  This created a little room for manoeuvre and sometimes even allowed limited state welfare measures to be introduced.
  There's little room for manoeuvre here, though.
  Burt and his colleagues might have room for manoeuvre.
  Worse than that, his predecessor had spent all the money, leaving him precious little room for manoeuvre.
  ‘We seem to be seeing that in practice there is no room for manoeuvre, for negotiation or for real change,’ he said.
  The company would not allow room for manoeuvre on anything.
  Again, I cannot interfere in that, but I need to know what they are doing, and I think there is therefore room for manoeuvre in that matter.
  In such circumstances, there would be some room for manoeuvre on interest rates.
2manoeuvresA 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- The agreement ensures the Plain is protected despite increased military manoeuvres.
- The British Army is conducting military maneuvers on a remote Scottish moor when a fissure suddenly erupts.
- This is a video taken from a U.S. Army helicopter on maneuvers.
- This year's parade was unique since it involved military manoeuvres for the first time in 17 years.
- His film is narrowly focused on the scope of tactical military maneuvers.
- Some of the payouts were quite clearly linked to accidents that took place during military manoeuvres.
- Their success enabled the Allies to anticipate German military manoeuvres, saving thousands of lives and turning the tide of the war in the North Atlantic.
- Changes in defence housing also reflect changes in the practice of warfare - from large manoeuvres to those involving small highly trained and specialised units.
- The networks have focused on details of tactics, weapons and military manoeuvres.
- Navy spokesmen would not comment on whether more maneuvers are planned.
- But its demands for regime change and its military manoeuvres are increasing tensions at the same time.
- This year, for example, the military also plans to hold joint maneuvers with India.
- The squadron went on maneuvers in August 1941 and was at a grass field at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
- Far too often biographers are obsessed with sex, courtly intrigue, or military manoeuvres.
- In 1936, 1,200 men in the Red Army parachuted during manoeuvres near Kiev.
- When we Green Berets were in Alaska on maneuvers for a long time, nothing tasted better than hobo coffee.
- Colourful uniforms had been replaced by khaki; heroic charges and defences by long-range shelling; and sweeping military manoeuvres by trench warfare.
- I spent 40 years in the Army, about six of them separated from my family and perhaps a couple more on maneuvers, training exercises and temporary duty.
- However, these men were used to working in small units and large scale manoeuvres were alien not only to them but to the officers in command of them.
- These exercises are part of agreements on large military maneuvers involving the United States and the Philippines.
Synonyms
training exercises, exercises, war games, operations

verbmanoeuvring, manoeuvred, manoeuvres məˈnuːvəməˈnuvər

1Move skilfully or carefully.
no object 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 object and adverbial of direction she tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people
Example sentencesExamples
- Then she took a deep breath and carefully began to maneuver through the beams.
- Up until this point almost all swords were heavy and required more strength than skill to maneuver.
- Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him.
- Besides that it was annoying to have to maneuver through people who didn't know enough to get out of the way.
- Our initial mission required us to maneuver into a canyon and destroy two caves.
- The strain, as a punter tries to manoeuvre a fully laden trolley around the end of an aisle is just colossal.
- The people bustled so close together that it was impossible to maneuver without touching anyone.
- When she reached her room, she maneuvered carefully around the contents of her floor and fell onto her bed.
- When that failed, leading firefighter Tom Warnock, who directed the operation, got the rescue boat to manoeuvre closer in the hope of shocking her into moving out of the silt.
- They were already moving; the ship could maneuver so smoothly that they hardly felt the change in speed.
- I can remember as a child being fascinated by people who could maneuver those two wooden sticks like they were extensions of their hands.
- The tiny cars were essential to the film's plot and proved to be the perfect getaway vehicles to manoeuvre in and out of tight spots and weave through seemingly impenetrable pathways.
- If there was time we manoeuvred to the outer edge as instructed, knowing that the slightest misjudgement by the driver might easily nudge us over the side.
- From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view.
- I carefully maneuvered to the right-hand lane and then proceeded onto the shoulder.
- Carefully, the two maneuvered around the sleeping police chief and went into the office.
- The next several weeks Landon's recovery progressed to the point where he had some movement in his arms and could maneuver in a wheelchair.
- Patterson walked with him and moved to the table, as Chip maneuvered himself into a chair.
- It was crowded, and I had to maneuver around many people, but finally she led us into an empty corridor.
- These can range from narrow aisles to inadequate toilet facilities but for William his biggest headache is finding a suitable shopping trolley he can manoeuvre himself.
- I hate maneuvering around people with their carts parked diagonally across an aisle.
- They stepped quietly across the wet stone, maneuvering in pitch darkness as they listened for the movements of their enemy.
- Rose awoke to the usual sounds of cars manoeuvring down the road, children playing in the park across the road and the chatting of women on the pavement below.
- We maneuvered carefully across the gap in the rigging to cut the remainder of the sail free.
- She was now approaching the bent wreckage of a hatchway door, so she slowed and maneuvered carefully around it.
- Also, larger oars were heavy and clumsy to maneuver and required multiple oarsmen.
- I maneuvered through the throng of innocent people; all unaware of the task I was about to perform.
- Always give yourself enough room to maneuver safely while avoiding both obstacles in the road and opening car doors.
- She stepped and maneuvered herself over people until she stood next to him.
- It took a couple of spins around Marble Arch and a brief stop in Belgrave Square to phone my brother for directions before I finally managed to manoeuvre onto Kensington Road.
- The steering is light enough for manoeuvring, but maintains enough weight to give reassurance at speed on the open road.
- Sara had other ideas, however, and extended a leg high into the air to flick it up before manoeuvring to execute an exquisite overhead kick that flew past Francois Dubordeaux into the bottom right corner of his goal.
- There was delight as Melissa maneuvered from limb to limb taking unnecessary risks with each move.
- The larger the group gets the more emphasis you must place on moving yourself and spinning and maneuvering others away from you.
- The high pitched whine of the armoured cars as they manoeuvred round the narrow streets filled me with dread.
- The car, which had its lights left on, was parked so close to the traffic lights on The Broadway that cars turning left had to manoeuvre round it.
- She maneuvered carefully so that she was beneath the liquid.
- For example, blind people can maneuver through unfamiliar areas with the aid of seeing-eye dogs or canes.
- A special tube is inserted into the patient's leg or arm and carefully manoeuvred to the artery needing attention.
- Two separate people spilled beer on my head as they tried to maneuver around me, cursing me in the process for ruining a perfectly good pint.
Synonyms
steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey
2with object and adverbial Carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.
诱使，诱导
they were manoeuvring him into betraying his friend
他们诱使他背叛自己的同胞。
Example sentencesExamples
- In response, she sought to manoeuvre his own people ahead of his supporters in the lists.
- Along the way he's manoeuvred a group of marginal seat holders into more powerful positions.
- They are forever busy manipulating and maneuvering situations to their advantage.
Synonyms
intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans, conspire, pull strings
North American pull wires
rare machinate
1. 2.1no object Manipulate a situation to achieve an end.
  （为达到某种目的）进行操控
  with infinitive Rann was manoeuvring to elope with the girl
  Example sentencesExamples
  As interest groups stepped up their lobbying, the political parties continued maneuvering in advance of a potential Senate vote to bar the filibusters.
  No wonder the pre-election atmosphere can now be felt, particularly because the political elite have started maneuvering to serve their own and their groups' interests.
  A party which is willing to sacrifice any or all of its policy preferences will have more room to manoeuvre than a competitor who gets stuck on a principle.
  In other words, Bulgaria will again have to diplomatically maneuver and make its choice in a vulnerable situation.
  By 1987 it was clear that the grieving period was over as politicians manoeuvred for supremacy.
  The ruling class may jettison figureheads who have served their interests for years, but they organise and manoeuvre to ensure their rule is restabilised.
  In an attempt to remedy this situation over the past decade the United States, Britain and France have each manoeuvred to gain greater influence on the continent.
  They see politics as people making deals, people maneuvering for advantage, people acting.
  And now we have this situation where you have these various religious factions, these other people who are maneuvering for position now.
  We have no confidence in its leaders, who've manipulated and maneuvered against our civic initiate for years.
  What can we expect from the conservatives in this configuration of great potential power combined with extremely narrow room to manoeuvre?
  To develop success achieved in an offensive one has to maneuver so that to build up efforts in the main sector.
  Synonyms
  manipulate, contrive, manage, engineer, devise, plan, plot, fix, organize, arrange, set up, orchestrate, choreograph, stage-manage
  informal wangle

Derivatives

manoeuvrer

noun məˈnuːv(ə)rə

With such a large roster, a lot of manoeuvrers have to be eliminated so as not to step on someone else's toes.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is the operators and maneuverers who survive these deals, not the people doing the work.
- The maneuverer looks for ulterior motives in others because he or she has them as well.
- I've rejected the kind of education that made me a skillful maneuverer of abstract ideas.
- This apparently convenient handle is more slippery than its maneuverers tend to appreciate.

Origin

Mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense 'tactical movement'): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus 'hand' + operari 'to work'.

Soldiers, sailors, and farmers come together in the words manoeuvre and manure (Late Middle English), which share the Latin origin manu operari ‘to work with the hand’, from manus ‘hand’ (see manage, manner). The earliest sense of manoeuvre, which came from French in the mid 18th century, was ‘a planned movement of military or naval forces’. Old French gave us manure in the late Middle Ages. Then it had the senses ‘to cultivate land’ and ‘to administer or manage land or property’—the use for dung used on the land dates from the mid 16th century.

Definition of maneuver in US English:

maneuver

(British manoeuvre)

nounməˈnuvərməˈno͞ovər

1A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
特技动作，熟练动作，手脑并用的动作
spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers
Example sentencesExamples
- Dara twisted her craft into a series of complex maneuvers.
- Anyone who examines the route taken by Hanjour will see that it required a complex manoeuvre by an experienced pilot.
- The skill required in such a manoeuvre is not to be underestimated, especially in a tight skirt and four inch heels.
- Shawn Michaels combined high-flying maneuvers with solid technical skills.
- The majority of these maneuvers require the use of centripetal force to hold both surfer and board in the correct place on the wave.
- Reverse parking into small spaces is also a must as it would not do to keep the purchasers waiting as simple manoeuvres turn into a protracted disaster.
- The spacecraft drifted about 200 meters away from the stage before starting a series of maneuvers.
- Snap competition was a contest between the twelve teams, each headed up by a senior, in which a series of marching maneuvers was carried out.
- Six participants performed a series of maneuvers using each device.
- He saw possible moves, manoeuvres, and attacks Alsonte could make, each motion replaying in his mind.
- Disturbances can occur while a fish is at rest, when swimming forwards and backwards, and during maneuvers while moving in either direction.
- Despite this, Rosenthal completed the bomb run and instigated a series of violent maneuvers to throw the aim of the flak guns.
- Somehow, the complex high-speed manoeuvres and fluid movements seem to come naturally to a small child.
- Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the airplane conducting a series of acrobatic maneuvers when the right wing separated from the airplane.
- The probe's launch is the first in a series of critical navigational maneuvers on which the success of the mission depends.
- The best skaters are able to incorporate these maneuvers with extreme moves in a way that flows with intensity.
- The student then completed a series of maneuvers, including stalls, spins, and lazy eights while gliding back to the practice field.
- She put the ship through a series of difficult maneuvers at top speed.
- In short, they've reinvented their companies through a series of innovative maneuvers.
- Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control.
Synonyms
operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action
1. 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 maneuvers
  暗地里的金融欺诈策划。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Through a series of legal maneuvers Paul made his case before the Roman Governor and then to the Emperor himself.
  The key decision making and tactical maneuvers take place after the flop.
  I may vote for him purely as a strategic maneuver.
  He has suggested that such tactical maneuvers could backfire.
  Accordingly, it is planning its own free paper as a blocking manoeuvre.
  He wrote a book called The Prince in which he described the amoral maneuvers and machinations of men in power.
  Even if we do draw the line somewhere and ban certain eugenic manoeuvres, the financial incentive may play a prominent role.
  After roll call, she dives straight in with the day's tactical manoeuvres.
  It continuously engaged in petty maneuvers.
  The move was obviously a manoeuvre intended to appease and, perhaps, deceive disaffected members who clamoured for fresh leadership of the party.
  I had situated myself in the far corner of the classroom, a tactical maneuver on my part.
  The day of reckoning was postponed by a series of maneuvers, and the banknotes remained intact.
  Other financial maneuvers can be made that hurt small unsecured creditors by leaving less money on the table.
  They should have performed a variety of dodge maneuvers.
  It would seem a shame to turn down such a cunning manoeuvre without a compelling need.
  A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful.
  Right now, the site's position as king of online toys owes as much to its unbeatable brand and the failures of its competitors as to its strategic maneuvers.
  Most companies would try to change policies in backdoor maneuvers, often with relative success.
  After a series of convoluted manoeuvres, Ryan was allowed to escape to France, and from there to Nazi Germany.
  We talked of many things, fashion, religion, politics, all the while she tried to tempt me with new and suggestive maneuvers.
  Synonyms
  stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, dodge, ruse, plan, scheme, operation, device, plot, machination, artifice, subterfuge, intrigue, manipulation
2. 1.2 The fact or process of taking carefully planned or deceptive action.
  欺诈性操作
  the economic policy provided no room for maneuver
  这种经济政策没有进行欺诈操作的余地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Potentially, this imposes a degree of constraint on the party leadership's room for manoeuvre.
  There's little room for manoeuvre here, though.
  Worse than that, his predecessor had spent all the money, leaving him precious little room for manoeuvre.
  In such circumstances, there would be some room for manoeuvre on interest rates.
  Again, I cannot interfere in that, but I need to know what they are doing, and I think there is therefore room for manoeuvre in that matter.
  As in the US, there is a sense that the central bank's room for manoeuvre on interest rates is narrowing.
  But when the FBI or customs officers come calling, there is little room for manoeuvre.
  There is perilously little room for manoeuvre in the group but the stage is set.
  If we wanted to be sure of succeeding with the big ventures, we would have to act rapidly and ensure early on that we had given ourselves enough room for manoeuvre.
  And the Christmas launch date appeared to leave the company little room for manoeuvre should anything go wrong.
  With national budget positions close to balance or in surplus, countries have ample room for manoeuvre to cope with adverse economic developments.
  Burt and his colleagues might have room for manoeuvre.
  The company would not allow room for manoeuvre on anything.
  ‘We seem to be seeing that in practice there is no room for manoeuvre, for negotiation or for real change,’ he said.
  Mitchell felt their ultimatum left Fifa with little room for manoeuvre.
  Consumers have borrowed up to the hilt, leaving little room for manoeuvre should times get seriously tough.
  English football has just about exhausted its room for manoeuvre in the domestic market.
  ‘The majority of costs are wage costs; there is very little room for manoeuvre,’ he said.
  Wingfield is a spacious property that offers plenty of room for manoeuvre, together with the obvious benefits of being in walk-in condition.
  This created a little room for manoeuvre and sometimes even allowed limited state welfare measures to be introduced.
2maneuversA large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.
大型军事演习
the Russian vessel was on maneuvers
俄罗斯的舰艇在演习。
Example sentencesExamples
- Colourful uniforms had been replaced by khaki; heroic charges and defences by long-range shelling; and sweeping military manoeuvres by trench warfare.
- His film is narrowly focused on the scope of tactical military maneuvers.
- The squadron went on maneuvers in August 1941 and was at a grass field at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
- These exercises are part of agreements on large military maneuvers involving the United States and the Philippines.
- The British Army is conducting military maneuvers on a remote Scottish moor when a fissure suddenly erupts.
- Far too often biographers are obsessed with sex, courtly intrigue, or military manoeuvres.
- This year's parade was unique since it involved military manoeuvres for the first time in 17 years.
- The agreement ensures the Plain is protected despite increased military manoeuvres.
- But its demands for regime change and its military manoeuvres are increasing tensions at the same time.
- Their success enabled the Allies to anticipate German military manoeuvres, saving thousands of lives and turning the tide of the war in the North Atlantic.
- Navy spokesmen would not comment on whether more maneuvers are planned.
- This year, for example, the military also plans to hold joint maneuvers with India.
- Some of the payouts were quite clearly linked to accidents that took place during military manoeuvres.
- However, these men were used to working in small units and large scale manoeuvres were alien not only to them but to the officers in command of them.
- The networks have focused on details of tactics, weapons and military manoeuvres.
- I spent 40 years in the Army, about six of them separated from my family and perhaps a couple more on maneuvers, training exercises and temporary duty.
- In 1936, 1,200 men in the Red Army parachuted during manoeuvres near Kiev.
- When we Green Berets were in Alaska on maneuvers for a long time, nothing tasted better than hobo coffee.
- This is a video taken from a U.S. Army helicopter on maneuvers.
- Changes in defence housing also reflect changes in the practice of warfare - from large manoeuvres to those involving small highly trained and specialised units.
Synonyms
training exercises, exercises, war games, operations

verbməˈnuvərməˈno͞ovər

1Move skillfully or carefully.
no object the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street
卡车无法在这条狭窄的街道上顺畅地行驶。
with object I'm maneuvering a loaded tray around the floor
Example sentencesExamples
- It took a couple of spins around Marble Arch and a brief stop in Belgrave Square to phone my brother for directions before I finally managed to manoeuvre onto Kensington Road.
- The next several weeks Landon's recovery progressed to the point where he had some movement in his arms and could maneuver in a wheelchair.
- The larger the group gets the more emphasis you must place on moving yourself and spinning and maneuvering others away from you.
- Rose awoke to the usual sounds of cars manoeuvring down the road, children playing in the park across the road and the chatting of women on the pavement below.
- When she reached her room, she maneuvered carefully around the contents of her floor and fell onto her bed.
- We maneuvered carefully across the gap in the rigging to cut the remainder of the sail free.
- If there was time we manoeuvred to the outer edge as instructed, knowing that the slightest misjudgement by the driver might easily nudge us over the side.
- They stepped quietly across the wet stone, maneuvering in pitch darkness as they listened for the movements of their enemy.
- I hate maneuvering around people with their carts parked diagonally across an aisle.
- Sara had other ideas, however, and extended a leg high into the air to flick it up before manoeuvring to execute an exquisite overhead kick that flew past Francois Dubordeaux into the bottom right corner of his goal.
- She was now approaching the bent wreckage of a hatchway door, so she slowed and maneuvered carefully around it.
- For example, blind people can maneuver through unfamiliar areas with the aid of seeing-eye dogs or canes.
- Patterson walked with him and moved to the table, as Chip maneuvered himself into a chair.
- I maneuvered through the throng of innocent people; all unaware of the task I was about to perform.
- Up until this point almost all swords were heavy and required more strength than skill to maneuver.
- The car, which had its lights left on, was parked so close to the traffic lights on The Broadway that cars turning left had to manoeuvre round it.
- Carefully, the two maneuvered around the sleeping police chief and went into the office.
- I can remember as a child being fascinated by people who could maneuver those two wooden sticks like they were extensions of their hands.
- The strain, as a punter tries to manoeuvre a fully laden trolley around the end of an aisle is just colossal.
- Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him.
- Always give yourself enough room to maneuver safely while avoiding both obstacles in the road and opening car doors.
- She maneuvered carefully so that she was beneath the liquid.
- A special tube is inserted into the patient's leg or arm and carefully manoeuvred to the artery needing attention.
- I carefully maneuvered to the right-hand lane and then proceeded onto the shoulder.
- When that failed, leading firefighter Tom Warnock, who directed the operation, got the rescue boat to manoeuvre closer in the hope of shocking her into moving out of the silt.
- Then she took a deep breath and carefully began to maneuver through the beams.
- The high pitched whine of the armoured cars as they manoeuvred round the narrow streets filled me with dread.
- From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view.
- The tiny cars were essential to the film's plot and proved to be the perfect getaway vehicles to manoeuvre in and out of tight spots and weave through seemingly impenetrable pathways.
- Also, larger oars were heavy and clumsy to maneuver and required multiple oarsmen.
- These can range from narrow aisles to inadequate toilet facilities but for William his biggest headache is finding a suitable shopping trolley he can manoeuvre himself.
- The steering is light enough for manoeuvring, but maintains enough weight to give reassurance at speed on the open road.
- Our initial mission required us to maneuver into a canyon and destroy two caves.
- They were already moving; the ship could maneuver so smoothly that they hardly felt the change in speed.
- Two separate people spilled beer on my head as they tried to maneuver around me, cursing me in the process for ruining a perfectly good pint.
- The people bustled so close together that it was impossible to maneuver without touching anyone.
- She stepped and maneuvered herself over people until she stood next to him.
- Besides that it was annoying to have to maneuver through people who didn't know enough to get out of the way.
- There was delight as Melissa maneuvered from limb to limb taking unnecessary risks with each move.
- It was crowded, and I had to maneuver around many people, but finally she led us into an empty corridor.
Synonyms
steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey
2with object and adverbial Carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.
诱使，诱导
they were maneuvering him into a betrayal of his countryman
他们诱使他背叛自己的同胞。
Example sentencesExamples
- In response, she sought to manoeuvre his own people ahead of his supporters in the lists.
- Along the way he's manoeuvred a group of marginal seat holders into more powerful positions.
- They are forever busy manipulating and maneuvering situations to their advantage.
Synonyms
intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans, conspire, pull strings
1. 2.1no object Carefully manipulate a situation to achieve an end.
  诱使，诱导
  two decades of political maneuvering
  Example sentencesExamples
  And now we have this situation where you have these various religious factions, these other people who are maneuvering for position now.
  A party which is willing to sacrifice any or all of its policy preferences will have more room to manoeuvre than a competitor who gets stuck on a principle.
  In other words, Bulgaria will again have to diplomatically maneuver and make its choice in a vulnerable situation.
  They see politics as people making deals, people maneuvering for advantage, people acting.
  The ruling class may jettison figureheads who have served their interests for years, but they organise and manoeuvre to ensure their rule is restabilised.
  In an attempt to remedy this situation over the past decade the United States, Britain and France have each manoeuvred to gain greater influence on the continent.
  What can we expect from the conservatives in this configuration of great potential power combined with extremely narrow room to manoeuvre?
  As interest groups stepped up their lobbying, the political parties continued maneuvering in advance of a potential Senate vote to bar the filibusters.
  We have no confidence in its leaders, who've manipulated and maneuvered against our civic initiate for years.
  To develop success achieved in an offensive one has to maneuver so that to build up efforts in the main sector.
  By 1987 it was clear that the grieving period was over as politicians manoeuvred for supremacy.
  No wonder the pre-election atmosphere can now be felt, particularly because the political elite have started maneuvering to serve their own and their groups' interests.
  Synonyms
  manipulate, contrive, manage, engineer, devise, plan, plot, fix, organize, arrange, set up, orchestrate, choreograph, stage-manage

Origin

Mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘tactical movement’): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’.

词汇	manoeuvre
释义	Definition of manoeuvre in English: manoeuvre (US maneuver) nounPlural manoeuvres məˈnuːvəməˈnuvər 1A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 特技动作，熟练动作，手脑并用的动作 snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes Example sentencesExamples The best skaters are able to incorporate these maneuvers with extreme moves in a way that flows with intensity. Disturbances can occur while a fish is at rest, when swimming forwards and backwards, and during maneuvers while moving in either direction. The majority of these maneuvers require the use of centripetal force to hold both surfer and board in the correct place on the wave. The spacecraft drifted about 200 meters away from the stage before starting a series of maneuvers. The skill required in such a manoeuvre is not to be underestimated, especially in a tight skirt and four inch heels. Dara twisted her craft into a series of complex maneuvers. The probe's launch is the first in a series of critical navigational maneuvers on which the success of the mission depends. Despite this, Rosenthal completed the bomb run and instigated a series of violent maneuvers to throw the aim of the flak guns. She put the ship through a series of difficult maneuvers at top speed. He saw possible moves, manoeuvres, and attacks Alsonte could make, each motion replaying in his mind. Reverse parking into small spaces is also a must as it would not do to keep the purchasers waiting as simple manoeuvres turn into a protracted disaster. Anyone who examines the route taken by Hanjour will see that it required a complex manoeuvre by an experienced pilot. Shawn Michaels combined high-flying maneuvers with solid technical skills. In short, they've reinvented their companies through a series of innovative maneuvers. The student then completed a series of maneuvers, including stalls, spins, and lazy eights while gliding back to the practice field. Snap competition was a contest between the twelve teams, each headed up by a senior, in which a series of marching maneuvers was carried out. Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control. Somehow, the complex high-speed manoeuvres and fluid movements seem to come naturally to a small child. Six participants performed a series of maneuvers using each device. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the airplane conducting a series of acrobatic maneuvers when the right wing separated from the airplane. Synonyms operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action 1.1 A carefully planned or cunning scheme or action. shady financial manoeuvres 暗地里的金融欺诈策划。 Example sentencesExamples It continuously engaged in petty maneuvers. He has suggested that such tactical maneuvers could backfire. The day of reckoning was postponed by a series of maneuvers, and the banknotes remained intact. After a series of convoluted manoeuvres, Ryan was allowed to escape to France, and from there to Nazi Germany. The key decision making and tactical maneuvers take place after the flop. I may vote for him purely as a strategic maneuver. Right now, the site's position as king of online toys owes as much to its unbeatable brand and the failures of its competitors as to its strategic maneuvers. Accordingly, it is planning its own free paper as a blocking manoeuvre. He wrote a book called The Prince in which he described the amoral maneuvers and machinations of men in power. We talked of many things, fashion, religion, politics, all the while she tried to tempt me with new and suggestive maneuvers. Most companies would try to change policies in backdoor maneuvers, often with relative success. The move was obviously a manoeuvre intended to appease and, perhaps, deceive disaffected members who clamoured for fresh leadership of the party. It would seem a shame to turn down such a cunning manoeuvre without a compelling need. Even if we do draw the line somewhere and ban certain eugenic manoeuvres, the financial incentive may play a prominent role. Through a series of legal maneuvers Paul made his case before the Roman Governor and then to the Emperor himself. I had situated myself in the far corner of the classroom, a tactical maneuver on my part. After roll call, she dives straight in with the day's tactical manoeuvres. They should have performed a variety of dodge maneuvers. A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful. Other financial maneuvers can be made that hurt small unsecured creditors by leaving less money on the table. Synonyms stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, dodge, ruse, plan, scheme, operation, device, plot, machination, artifice, subterfuge, intrigue, manipulation French démarche informal wangle 1.2mass noun The fact or process of taking carefully planned or cunning 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。 Example sentencesExamples With national budget positions close to balance or in surplus, countries have ample room for manoeuvre to cope with adverse economic developments. Consumers have borrowed up to the hilt, leaving little room for manoeuvre should times get seriously tough. English football has just about exhausted its room for manoeuvre in the domestic market. ‘The majority of costs are wage costs; there is very little room for manoeuvre,’ he said. There is perilously little room for manoeuvre in the group but the stage is set. Wingfield is a spacious property that offers plenty of room for manoeuvre, together with the obvious benefits of being in walk-in condition. Potentially, this imposes a degree of constraint on the party leadership's room for manoeuvre. Mitchell felt their ultimatum left Fifa with little room for manoeuvre. And the Christmas launch date appeared to leave the company little room for manoeuvre should anything go wrong. As in the US, there is a sense that the central bank's room for manoeuvre on interest rates is narrowing. But when the FBI or customs officers come calling, there is little room for manoeuvre. If we wanted to be sure of succeeding with the big ventures, we would have to act rapidly and ensure early on that we had given ourselves enough room for manoeuvre. This created a little room for manoeuvre and sometimes even allowed limited state welfare measures to be introduced. There's little room for manoeuvre here, though. Burt and his colleagues might have room for manoeuvre. Worse than that, his predecessor had spent all the money, leaving him precious little room for manoeuvre. ‘We seem to be seeing that in practice there is no room for manoeuvre, for negotiation or for real change,’ he said. The company would not allow room for manoeuvre on anything. Again, I cannot interfere in that, but I need to know what they are doing, and I think there is therefore room for manoeuvre in that matter. In such circumstances, there would be some room for manoeuvre on interest rates. 2manoeuvresA 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。 Example sentencesExamples The agreement ensures the Plain is protected despite increased military manoeuvres. The British Army is conducting military maneuvers on a remote Scottish moor when a fissure suddenly erupts. This is a video taken from a U.S. Army helicopter on maneuvers. This year's parade was unique since it involved military manoeuvres for the first time in 17 years. His film is narrowly focused on the scope of tactical military maneuvers. Some of the payouts were quite clearly linked to accidents that took place during military manoeuvres. Their success enabled the Allies to anticipate German military manoeuvres, saving thousands of lives and turning the tide of the war in the North Atlantic. Changes in defence housing also reflect changes in the practice of warfare - from large manoeuvres to those involving small highly trained and specialised units. The networks have focused on details of tactics, weapons and military manoeuvres. Navy spokesmen would not comment on whether more maneuvers are planned. But its demands for regime change and its military manoeuvres are increasing tensions at the same time. This year, for example, the military also plans to hold joint maneuvers with India. The squadron went on maneuvers in August 1941 and was at a grass field at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Far too often biographers are obsessed with sex, courtly intrigue, or military manoeuvres. In 1936, 1,200 men in the Red Army parachuted during manoeuvres near Kiev. When we Green Berets were in Alaska on maneuvers for a long time, nothing tasted better than hobo coffee. Colourful uniforms had been replaced by khaki; heroic charges and defences by long-range shelling; and sweeping military manoeuvres by trench warfare. I spent 40 years in the Army, about six of them separated from my family and perhaps a couple more on maneuvers, training exercises and temporary duty. However, these men were used to working in small units and large scale manoeuvres were alien not only to them but to the officers in command of them. These exercises are part of agreements on large military maneuvers involving the United States and the Philippines. Synonyms training exercises, exercises, war games, operations verbmanoeuvring, manoeuvred, manoeuvres məˈnuːvəməˈnuvər 1Move skilfully or carefully. no object 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 object and adverbial of direction she tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people Example sentencesExamples Then she took a deep breath and carefully began to maneuver through the beams. Up until this point almost all swords were heavy and required more strength than skill to maneuver. Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him. Besides that it was annoying to have to maneuver through people who didn't know enough to get out of the way. Our initial mission required us to maneuver into a canyon and destroy two caves. The strain, as a punter tries to manoeuvre a fully laden trolley around the end of an aisle is just colossal. The people bustled so close together that it was impossible to maneuver without touching anyone. When she reached her room, she maneuvered carefully around the contents of her floor and fell onto her bed. When that failed, leading firefighter Tom Warnock, who directed the operation, got the rescue boat to manoeuvre closer in the hope of shocking her into moving out of the silt. They were already moving; the ship could maneuver so smoothly that they hardly felt the change in speed. I can remember as a child being fascinated by people who could maneuver those two wooden sticks like they were extensions of their hands. The tiny cars were essential to the film's plot and proved to be the perfect getaway vehicles to manoeuvre in and out of tight spots and weave through seemingly impenetrable pathways. If there was time we manoeuvred to the outer edge as instructed, knowing that the slightest misjudgement by the driver might easily nudge us over the side. From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view. I carefully maneuvered to the right-hand lane and then proceeded onto the shoulder. Carefully, the two maneuvered around the sleeping police chief and went into the office. The next several weeks Landon's recovery progressed to the point where he had some movement in his arms and could maneuver in a wheelchair. Patterson walked with him and moved to the table, as Chip maneuvered himself into a chair. It was crowded, and I had to maneuver around many people, but finally she led us into an empty corridor. These can range from narrow aisles to inadequate toilet facilities but for William his biggest headache is finding a suitable shopping trolley he can manoeuvre himself. I hate maneuvering around people with their carts parked diagonally across an aisle. They stepped quietly across the wet stone, maneuvering in pitch darkness as they listened for the movements of their enemy. Rose awoke to the usual sounds of cars manoeuvring down the road, children playing in the park across the road and the chatting of women on the pavement below. We maneuvered carefully across the gap in the rigging to cut the remainder of the sail free. She was now approaching the bent wreckage of a hatchway door, so she slowed and maneuvered carefully around it. Also, larger oars were heavy and clumsy to maneuver and required multiple oarsmen. I maneuvered through the throng of innocent people; all unaware of the task I was about to perform. Always give yourself enough room to maneuver safely while avoiding both obstacles in the road and opening car doors. She stepped and maneuvered herself over people until she stood next to him. It took a couple of spins around Marble Arch and a brief stop in Belgrave Square to phone my brother for directions before I finally managed to manoeuvre onto Kensington Road. The steering is light enough for manoeuvring, but maintains enough weight to give reassurance at speed on the open road. Sara had other ideas, however, and extended a leg high into the air to flick it up before manoeuvring to execute an exquisite overhead kick that flew past Francois Dubordeaux into the bottom right corner of his goal. There was delight as Melissa maneuvered from limb to limb taking unnecessary risks with each move. The larger the group gets the more emphasis you must place on moving yourself and spinning and maneuvering others away from you. The high pitched whine of the armoured cars as they manoeuvred round the narrow streets filled me with dread. The car, which had its lights left on, was parked so close to the traffic lights on The Broadway that cars turning left had to manoeuvre round it. She maneuvered carefully so that she was beneath the liquid. For example, blind people can maneuver through unfamiliar areas with the aid of seeing-eye dogs or canes. A special tube is inserted into the patient's leg or arm and carefully manoeuvred to the artery needing attention. Two separate people spilled beer on my head as they tried to maneuver around me, cursing me in the process for ruining a perfectly good pint. Synonyms steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey 2with object and adverbial Carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end. 诱使，诱导 they were manoeuvring him into betraying his friend 他们诱使他背叛自己的同胞。 Example sentencesExamples In response, she sought to manoeuvre his own people ahead of his supporters in the lists. Along the way he's manoeuvred a group of marginal seat holders into more powerful positions. They are forever busy manipulating and maneuvering situations to their advantage. Synonyms intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans, conspire, pull strings North American pull wires rare machinate 2.1no object Manipulate a situation to achieve an end. （为达到某种目的）进行操控 with infinitive Rann was manoeuvring to elope with the girl Example sentencesExamples As interest groups stepped up their lobbying, the political parties continued maneuvering in advance of a potential Senate vote to bar the filibusters. No wonder the pre-election atmosphere can now be felt, particularly because the political elite have started maneuvering to serve their own and their groups' interests. A party which is willing to sacrifice any or all of its policy preferences will have more room to manoeuvre than a competitor who gets stuck on a principle. In other words, Bulgaria will again have to diplomatically maneuver and make its choice in a vulnerable situation. By 1987 it was clear that the grieving period was over as politicians manoeuvred for supremacy. The ruling class may jettison figureheads who have served their interests for years, but they organise and manoeuvre to ensure their rule is restabilised. In an attempt to remedy this situation over the past decade the United States, Britain and France have each manoeuvred to gain greater influence on the continent. They see politics as people making deals, people maneuvering for advantage, people acting. And now we have this situation where you have these various religious factions, these other people who are maneuvering for position now. We have no confidence in its leaders, who've manipulated and maneuvered against our civic initiate for years. What can we expect from the conservatives in this configuration of great potential power combined with extremely narrow room to manoeuvre? To develop success achieved in an offensive one has to maneuver so that to build up efforts in the main sector. Synonyms manipulate, contrive, manage, engineer, devise, plan, plot, fix, organize, arrange, set up, orchestrate, choreograph, stage-manage informal wangle Derivatives manoeuvrer noun məˈnuːv(ə)rə With such a large roster, a lot of manoeuvrers have to be eliminated so as not to step on someone else's toes. Example sentencesExamples It is the operators and maneuverers who survive these deals, not the people doing the work. The maneuverer looks for ulterior motives in others because he or she has them as well. I've rejected the kind of education that made me a skillful maneuverer of abstract ideas. This apparently convenient handle is more slippery than its maneuverers tend to appreciate. Origin Mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense 'tactical movement'): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus 'hand' + operari 'to work'. Soldiers, sailors, and farmers come together in the words manoeuvre and manure (Late Middle English), which share the Latin origin manu operari ‘to work with the hand’, from manus ‘hand’ (see manage, manner). The earliest sense of manoeuvre, which came from French in the mid 18th century, was ‘a planned movement of military or naval forces’. Old French gave us manure in the late Middle Ages. Then it had the senses ‘to cultivate land’ and ‘to administer or manage land or property’—the use for dung used on the land dates from the mid 16th century. Definition of maneuver in US English: maneuver (British manoeuvre) nounməˈnuvərməˈno͞ovər 1A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 特技动作，熟练动作，手脑并用的动作 spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers Example sentencesExamples Dara twisted her craft into a series of complex maneuvers. Anyone who examines the route taken by Hanjour will see that it required a complex manoeuvre by an experienced pilot. The skill required in such a manoeuvre is not to be underestimated, especially in a tight skirt and four inch heels. Shawn Michaels combined high-flying maneuvers with solid technical skills. The majority of these maneuvers require the use of centripetal force to hold both surfer and board in the correct place on the wave. Reverse parking into small spaces is also a must as it would not do to keep the purchasers waiting as simple manoeuvres turn into a protracted disaster. The spacecraft drifted about 200 meters away from the stage before starting a series of maneuvers. Snap competition was a contest between the twelve teams, each headed up by a senior, in which a series of marching maneuvers was carried out. Six participants performed a series of maneuvers using each device. He saw possible moves, manoeuvres, and attacks Alsonte could make, each motion replaying in his mind. Disturbances can occur while a fish is at rest, when swimming forwards and backwards, and during maneuvers while moving in either direction. Despite this, Rosenthal completed the bomb run and instigated a series of violent maneuvers to throw the aim of the flak guns. Somehow, the complex high-speed manoeuvres and fluid movements seem to come naturally to a small child. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the airplane conducting a series of acrobatic maneuvers when the right wing separated from the airplane. The probe's launch is the first in a series of critical navigational maneuvers on which the success of the mission depends. The best skaters are able to incorporate these maneuvers with extreme moves in a way that flows with intensity. The student then completed a series of maneuvers, including stalls, spins, and lazy eights while gliding back to the practice field. She put the ship through a series of difficult maneuvers at top speed. In short, they've reinvented their companies through a series of innovative maneuvers. Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control. Synonyms operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action 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 maneuvers 暗地里的金融欺诈策划。 Example sentencesExamples Through a series of legal maneuvers Paul made his case before the Roman Governor and then to the Emperor himself. The key decision making and tactical maneuvers take place after the flop. I may vote for him purely as a strategic maneuver. He has suggested that such tactical maneuvers could backfire. Accordingly, it is planning its own free paper as a blocking manoeuvre. He wrote a book called The Prince in which he described the amoral maneuvers and machinations of men in power. Even if we do draw the line somewhere and ban certain eugenic manoeuvres, the financial incentive may play a prominent role. After roll call, she dives straight in with the day's tactical manoeuvres. It continuously engaged in petty maneuvers. The move was obviously a manoeuvre intended to appease and, perhaps, deceive disaffected members who clamoured for fresh leadership of the party. I had situated myself in the far corner of the classroom, a tactical maneuver on my part. The day of reckoning was postponed by a series of maneuvers, and the banknotes remained intact. Other financial maneuvers can be made that hurt small unsecured creditors by leaving less money on the table. They should have performed a variety of dodge maneuvers. It would seem a shame to turn down such a cunning manoeuvre without a compelling need. A reasonable bridge building effort between activists and experts on both sides to try to address the issues through tactical maneuvers might be useful. Right now, the site's position as king of online toys owes as much to its unbeatable brand and the failures of its competitors as to its strategic maneuvers. Most companies would try to change policies in backdoor maneuvers, often with relative success. After a series of convoluted manoeuvres, Ryan was allowed to escape to France, and from there to Nazi Germany. We talked of many things, fashion, religion, politics, all the while she tried to tempt me with new and suggestive maneuvers. Synonyms stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, dodge, ruse, plan, scheme, operation, device, plot, machination, artifice, subterfuge, intrigue, manipulation 1.2 The fact or process of taking carefully planned or deceptive action. 欺诈性操作 the economic policy provided no room for maneuver 这种经济政策没有进行欺诈操作的余地。 Example sentencesExamples Potentially, this imposes a degree of constraint on the party leadership's room for manoeuvre. There's little room for manoeuvre here, though. Worse than that, his predecessor had spent all the money, leaving him precious little room for manoeuvre. In such circumstances, there would be some room for manoeuvre on interest rates. Again, I cannot interfere in that, but I need to know what they are doing, and I think there is therefore room for manoeuvre in that matter. As in the US, there is a sense that the central bank's room for manoeuvre on interest rates is narrowing. But when the FBI or customs officers come calling, there is little room for manoeuvre. There is perilously little room for manoeuvre in the group but the stage is set. If we wanted to be sure of succeeding with the big ventures, we would have to act rapidly and ensure early on that we had given ourselves enough room for manoeuvre. And the Christmas launch date appeared to leave the company little room for manoeuvre should anything go wrong. With national budget positions close to balance or in surplus, countries have ample room for manoeuvre to cope with adverse economic developments. Burt and his colleagues might have room for manoeuvre. The company would not allow room for manoeuvre on anything. ‘We seem to be seeing that in practice there is no room for manoeuvre, for negotiation or for real change,’ he said. Mitchell felt their ultimatum left Fifa with little room for manoeuvre. Consumers have borrowed up to the hilt, leaving little room for manoeuvre should times get seriously tough. English football has just about exhausted its room for manoeuvre in the domestic market. ‘The majority of costs are wage costs; there is very little room for manoeuvre,’ he said. Wingfield is a spacious property that offers plenty of room for manoeuvre, together with the obvious benefits of being in walk-in condition. This created a little room for manoeuvre and sometimes even allowed limited state welfare measures to be introduced. 2maneuversA large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces. 大型军事演习 the Russian vessel was on maneuvers 俄罗斯的舰艇在演习。 Example sentencesExamples Colourful uniforms had been replaced by khaki; heroic charges and defences by long-range shelling; and sweeping military manoeuvres by trench warfare. His film is narrowly focused on the scope of tactical military maneuvers. The squadron went on maneuvers in August 1941 and was at a grass field at Fredericksburg, Virginia. These exercises are part of agreements on large military maneuvers involving the United States and the Philippines. The British Army is conducting military maneuvers on a remote Scottish moor when a fissure suddenly erupts. Far too often biographers are obsessed with sex, courtly intrigue, or military manoeuvres. This year's parade was unique since it involved military manoeuvres for the first time in 17 years. The agreement ensures the Plain is protected despite increased military manoeuvres. But its demands for regime change and its military manoeuvres are increasing tensions at the same time. Their success enabled the Allies to anticipate German military manoeuvres, saving thousands of lives and turning the tide of the war in the North Atlantic. Navy spokesmen would not comment on whether more maneuvers are planned. This year, for example, the military also plans to hold joint maneuvers with India. Some of the payouts were quite clearly linked to accidents that took place during military manoeuvres. However, these men were used to working in small units and large scale manoeuvres were alien not only to them but to the officers in command of them. The networks have focused on details of tactics, weapons and military manoeuvres. I spent 40 years in the Army, about six of them separated from my family and perhaps a couple more on maneuvers, training exercises and temporary duty. In 1936, 1,200 men in the Red Army parachuted during manoeuvres near Kiev. When we Green Berets were in Alaska on maneuvers for a long time, nothing tasted better than hobo coffee. This is a video taken from a U.S. Army helicopter on maneuvers. Changes in defence housing also reflect changes in the practice of warfare - from large manoeuvres to those involving small highly trained and specialised units. Synonyms training exercises, exercises, war games, operations verbməˈnuvərməˈno͞ovər 1Move skillfully or carefully. no object the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street 卡车无法在这条狭窄的街道上顺畅地行驶。 with object I'm maneuvering a loaded tray around the floor Example sentencesExamples It took a couple of spins around Marble Arch and a brief stop in Belgrave Square to phone my brother for directions before I finally managed to manoeuvre onto Kensington Road. The next several weeks Landon's recovery progressed to the point where he had some movement in his arms and could maneuver in a wheelchair. The larger the group gets the more emphasis you must place on moving yourself and spinning and maneuvering others away from you. Rose awoke to the usual sounds of cars manoeuvring down the road, children playing in the park across the road and the chatting of women on the pavement below. When she reached her room, she maneuvered carefully around the contents of her floor and fell onto her bed. We maneuvered carefully across the gap in the rigging to cut the remainder of the sail free. If there was time we manoeuvred to the outer edge as instructed, knowing that the slightest misjudgement by the driver might easily nudge us over the side. They stepped quietly across the wet stone, maneuvering in pitch darkness as they listened for the movements of their enemy. I hate maneuvering around people with their carts parked diagonally across an aisle. Sara had other ideas, however, and extended a leg high into the air to flick it up before manoeuvring to execute an exquisite overhead kick that flew past Francois Dubordeaux into the bottom right corner of his goal. She was now approaching the bent wreckage of a hatchway door, so she slowed and maneuvered carefully around it. For example, blind people can maneuver through unfamiliar areas with the aid of seeing-eye dogs or canes. Patterson walked with him and moved to the table, as Chip maneuvered himself into a chair. I maneuvered through the throng of innocent people; all unaware of the task I was about to perform. Up until this point almost all swords were heavy and required more strength than skill to maneuver. The car, which had its lights left on, was parked so close to the traffic lights on The Broadway that cars turning left had to manoeuvre round it. Carefully, the two maneuvered around the sleeping police chief and went into the office. I can remember as a child being fascinated by people who could maneuver those two wooden sticks like they were extensions of their hands. The strain, as a punter tries to manoeuvre a fully laden trolley around the end of an aisle is just colossal. Jason rested his arm comfortably around Kirby's shoulder as she maneuvered herself to stand next to him. Always give yourself enough room to maneuver safely while avoiding both obstacles in the road and opening car doors. She maneuvered carefully so that she was beneath the liquid. A special tube is inserted into the patient's leg or arm and carefully manoeuvred to the artery needing attention. I carefully maneuvered to the right-hand lane and then proceeded onto the shoulder. When that failed, leading firefighter Tom Warnock, who directed the operation, got the rescue boat to manoeuvre closer in the hope of shocking her into moving out of the silt. Then she took a deep breath and carefully began to maneuver through the beams. The high pitched whine of the armoured cars as they manoeuvred round the narrow streets filled me with dread. From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view. The tiny cars were essential to the film's plot and proved to be the perfect getaway vehicles to manoeuvre in and out of tight spots and weave through seemingly impenetrable pathways. Also, larger oars were heavy and clumsy to maneuver and required multiple oarsmen. These can range from narrow aisles to inadequate toilet facilities but for William his biggest headache is finding a suitable shopping trolley he can manoeuvre himself. The steering is light enough for manoeuvring, but maintains enough weight to give reassurance at speed on the open road. Our initial mission required us to maneuver into a canyon and destroy two caves. They were already moving; the ship could maneuver so smoothly that they hardly felt the change in speed. Two separate people spilled beer on my head as they tried to maneuver around me, cursing me in the process for ruining a perfectly good pint. The people bustled so close together that it was impossible to maneuver without touching anyone. She stepped and maneuvered herself over people until she stood next to him. Besides that it was annoying to have to maneuver through people who didn't know enough to get out of the way. There was delight as Melissa maneuvered from limb to limb taking unnecessary risks with each move. It was crowded, and I had to maneuver around many people, but finally she led us into an empty corridor. Synonyms steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey 2with object and adverbial Carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end. 诱使，诱导 they were maneuvering him into a betrayal of his countryman 他们诱使他背叛自己的同胞。 Example sentencesExamples In response, she sought to manoeuvre his own people ahead of his supporters in the lists. Along the way he's manoeuvred a group of marginal seat holders into more powerful positions. They are forever busy manipulating and maneuvering situations to their advantage. Synonyms intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay plans, conspire, pull strings 2.1no object Carefully manipulate a situation to achieve an end. 诱使，诱导 two decades of political maneuvering Example sentencesExamples And now we have this situation where you have these various religious factions, these other people who are maneuvering for position now. A party which is willing to sacrifice any or all of its policy preferences will have more room to manoeuvre than a competitor who gets stuck on a principle. In other words, Bulgaria will again have to diplomatically maneuver and make its choice in a vulnerable situation. They see politics as people making deals, people maneuvering for advantage, people acting. The ruling class may jettison figureheads who have served their interests for years, but they organise and manoeuvre to ensure their rule is restabilised. In an attempt to remedy this situation over the past decade the United States, Britain and France have each manoeuvred to gain greater influence on the continent. What can we expect from the conservatives in this configuration of great potential power combined with extremely narrow room to manoeuvre? As interest groups stepped up their lobbying, the political parties continued maneuvering in advance of a potential Senate vote to bar the filibusters. We have no confidence in its leaders, who've manipulated and maneuvered against our civic initiate for years. To develop success achieved in an offensive one has to maneuver so that to build up efforts in the main sector. By 1987 it was clear that the grieving period was over as politicians manoeuvred for supremacy. No wonder the pre-election atmosphere can now be felt, particularly because the political elite have started maneuvering to serve their own and their groups' interests. Synonyms manipulate, contrive, manage, engineer, devise, plan, plot, fix, organize, arrange, set up, orchestrate, choreograph, stage-manage Origin Mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘tactical movement’): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’.
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