power play

权力游戏,权力的游戏,权力运作,权力的发挥

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- : Ice Hockey. a situation in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because an opposing player or players are in the penalty box, and hence has an opportunity for a concerted, swarming attack on the opponent's goal.the offensive strategy or effectiveness of the team having such an advantage.
- : an action, stratagem, or maneuver, as in politics or business, by which power is concentrated or manipulated in order to subdue a rival or gain control of a situation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounconcentration of power

Synonyms

offensive maneuver进攻动作,进攻战术,进攻策略,进攻性动作 strategic maneuver战略演习,策略性演习,战略机动,策略性机动

Examples

That power play will extend into the boardroom later this month when the woman-dominated company is expected to make its debut as a publicly traded company.
That could intensify, especially because athletes are becoming more outspoken, challenging norms and making power plays.
Ovechkin took line rushes at Saturday’s morning skate and was back in his usual spot with the top power play.
With the score tied at 2, Komarov was assessed a five-minute major for boarding, and the Capitals had an extended power play.
Ovechkin had two primary assists in the first 11 minutes, the first for Backstrom and the second for Oshie on the power play.
From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?
And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.
Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- : Ice Hockey. a situation in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because an opposing player or players are in the penalty box, and hence has an opportunity for a concerted, swarming attack on the opponent's goal.the offensive strategy or effectiveness of the team having such an advantage.
- : an action, stratagem, or maneuver, as in politics or business, by which power is concentrated or manipulated in order to subdue a rival or gain control of a situation.

Examples

That power play will extend into the boardroom later this month when the woman-dominated company is expected to make its debut as a publicly traded company.

That could intensify, especially because athletes are becoming more outspoken, challenging norms and making power plays.

Ovechkin took line rushes at Saturday’s morning skate and was back in his usual spot with the top power play.

With the score tied at 2, Komarov was assessed a five-minute major for boarding, and the Capitals had an extended power play.

Ovechkin had two primary assists in the first 11 minutes, the first for Backstrom and the second for Oshie on the power play.

From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.

Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?

And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.

Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?

Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.

I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!

But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.

To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.