Tra từ manoeuvre - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

man·oeuvre [manoeuvre manoeuvres manoeuvred manoeuvring] (especially US man·eu·ver)noun, verb BrE [məˈnuːvə(r)] NAmE [məˈnuːvər]
noun
1. countable a movement performed with care and skill
•a complicated/skilful manoeuvre
•You will be asked to perform some standard manoeuvres during your driving test.
2. countable, uncountable a clever plan, action or movement that is used to give sb an advantage
Syn: ↑move
•diplomatic manoeuvres
•a complex manoeuvre in a game of chess
•The amendment was somehow introduced by political manoeuvre.
3. manoeuvresplural military exercises involving a large number of soldiers, ships, etc
•The army is on manoeuvres in the desert.

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (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’.

Example Bank:
•He used cutting-edge manoeuvres to outsmart other bidders.
•Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.
•The economic conditions are restricting he bank's freedom of manoeuvre.
•The government has very little room for manoeuvre on this issue.
•The pilot has to carry out a series of complex manoeuvres.
•The unit is on manoeuvres in southern Italy.
•Careful, this is a tricky manoeuvre.
•It can be seen as a tactical manoeuvre to gain some time.
•It was difficult to keep track of her political manoeuvres.
•She defended her latest manoeuvre in a letter to the press.
•The agreement was a result of weeks of diplomatic manoeuvre.
•They attempted the manoeuvre five or six times.
•This could be a clever pre-election manoeuvre.
Idiom: ↑freedom of for manoeuvre

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to move or turn skilfully or carefully; to move or turn sth skilfully or carefully
•~ (for sth) The yachts manoeuvred for position.
•There was very little room to manoeuvre.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) She manoeuvred the car carefully into the garage.
2. intransitive, transitive to control or influence a situation in a skilful but sometimes dishonest way
•The new laws have left us little room to manoeuvre (= not much opportunity to change or influence a situation).
•~ sth + adv./prep. She manoeuvred her way to the top of the company.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (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’.

Example Bank:
•He carefully manoeuvred the boat past the rocks.
•He had manoeuvred his way into a position of strength in the party.
•The clutter of ships had little room to manoeuvre.
•Both leaders are manoeuvring for position.
•She was determined not to be manoeuvred into things she didn't want to do.
•The new laws have left us little room for/to manoeuvre.
•There have been months of political manoeuvring.
•They manoeuvred the boat skilfully over the rapids.
•You will need to learn how to manoeuvre in a confined space.

See also: ↑maneuver