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the particular method you use to achieve something 策略;手段;招數 They tried all kinds of tactics to get us to go. 他們施盡所有的招數想讓我們離開。 This was just the latest in a series of delaying tactics. 這只是一系列拖延戰術中的一個新花招。 The manager discussed tactics with his team. 主教練和他的團隊討論了戰術。 Confrontation is not always the best tactic. 對抗並非總是上策。 It's time to try a change of tactic. 現在是改弦易轍的時候了。 They used strong-arm (= aggressive or violent) tactics. 他們使用了強硬手段。
Extra ExamplesLonger races demand different tactics. 較長距離的速度競賽需要采取不同的戰術。 Teachers learn tactics for dealing with aggressive children. 老師們應學習對付愛惹是生非的孩子的策略。 I refuse to stoop to such bullying tactics. 我拒絕下作到使用這種霸道手段。 She decided on a stalling tactic. 她決定采取拖延戰術。 Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate tactic. 有些運動員把使對手受傷看作正當的戰術。 The coach was criticized for his negative tactics. 教練由於戰術消極而受到了批評。 They were desperate enough to try shock tactics. 他們已經到了不顧一切的地步,不惜采用震驚戰術作最後一搏。 They would do well to switch tactics. 他們最好轉變一下策略。 We use a variety of tactics to make learning fun. 我們運用各種策略使學習有趣起來。 the temptation to use underhand tactics 使用卑鄙手段的誘惑 Offering goods cheaper than cost price is obviously a short-term marketing tactic. 提供比成本價更便宜的商品顯然是一種短期營銷策略。 The bully-boy tactics of a small minority will not be tolerated. 一小部分人的恃強淩弱的策略是不能容忍的。 There are serious concerns about the brutal tactics employed by the authorities. 人們對當局采用的殘酷策略表示嚴重關切。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- subtle
- legitimate
- devious
- …
- decide on
- discuss
- plan
- …
- pay off
- succeed
- work
- …
- tactic for
- a variety of tactics
- tactics[plural]
the art of moving soldiers and military equipment around during a battle or war in order to use them in the most effective way compare strategy戰術;兵法 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- subtle
- legitimate
- devious
- …
- decide on
- discuss
- plan
- …
- pay off
- succeed
- work
- …
- tactic for
- a variety of tactics
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from modern Latin tactica, from Greek taktikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of tactics’, feminine of taktikos, from taktos ‘ordered, arranged’, from the base of tassein ‘arrange’.