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a gambit to do sth
gambit 是可数名词，后接不定式表示目的，常用于描述为取得优势而说或做的事。
Her question was a gambit to uncover the truth.
她的提问是为了查明真相的一种策略。
开场白
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
开场白
an opening remark intended to give the speaker an advantage
Her question was a gambit to uncover the truth.
她的提问是为了查明真相的一种策略。
国际象棋中牺牲子力以取得优势的开局。
An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
为使说话者获得优势的开场白
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
任何计谋或策略。
Any ploy or stratagem.
游戏或谈话中的策略
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Her opening gambit was to compliment the client's office.
她的开场白是称赞客户的办公室。
He tried a friendly gambit to start the conversation with his new neighbor.
他试着用一句友好的开场白来开始与新邻居的交谈。
Many negotiators use polite gambits to create a positive atmosphere.
许多谈判者用礼貌的开场白来营造积极的氛围。
gambit 是可数名词，后接不定式表示目的，常用于描述为取得优势而说或做的事。
Her question was a gambit to uncover the truth.
她的提问是为了查明真相的一种策略。
“the gambit of doing sth”常用来指某人采取的具体策略。
He used the gambit of asking a lot of questions to look intelligent.
他使用了问很多问题来显得聪明的招数。
用 for 引出目的时，后接动名词，表示该策略的用途。
The advertisement was a gambit for attracting younger customers.
这则广告是吸引年轻顾客的一种手段。
Not this
Playing the stock market is a risky gambit.
Use this
Playing the stock market is a risky gamble.
gambit 指为了争取优势而做的开场举动或话题，不表示“冒险或赌博”；表示冒险行为应用 gamble。两者拼写相近但词义不同。
Not this
He used clever gambit to start the conversation.
Use this
He used a clever gambit to start the conversation.
gambit 是可数名词单数，与形容词连用时前面需要限定词 a。中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
开场白；开场策略
Her opening gambit was to compliment his cooking.
她的开场白是称赞他的厨艺。
交谈开场白；打开话头的话
He used a conversational gambit to break the ice at the meeting.
他在会议上用一句交谈开场白打破沉默。
巧妙的招数；聪明的开场策略
Asking about her weekend was a clever gambit to start the conversation.
问起她的周末是开始交谈的巧妙一招。
修辞策略；修辞性开场白
The professor began with a rhetorical gambit that made everyone pause.
教授以一个让所有人愣住的修辞性开场白开场。
开场策略；最初的一步
His opening gambit was to offer us coffee.
他的开场策略是给我们端上咖啡。
大胆的策略
Her bold gambit paid off in the negotiations.
她在谈判中大胆的策略奏效了。
政治花招
The tax cut was a political gambit to win votes.
减税是争取选票的政治花招。
后翼弃兵（美剧《女王的棋局》）
Her opening gambit was to compliment the interviewer before the serious questions.
她的开场白是先恭维采访者，然后再提出严肃的问题。
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gambit 像 game + bit：为赢棋（game）先付出一点（bit）的‘开场白’，先让一步以占优势。
语域：formal 常见场景：negotiation、formal speech、strategic discussion gambit 在表示“为了取得优势而说的开场话”时，通常用于较正式或需要策略的场合，如谈判、演讲或辩论；日常随便聊天时较少用。
词典中仅提供名词释义；虽然列有动词变位形式 gambited/gambiting，但未给出动词用法，请勿当作动词。
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