strat‧e‧gy W2 AC / strætədʒi, strætɪdʒi / 名词 ( 复数形式 strategies )

1 [可数名词] a planned series of actions for achieving something :

the government’s long-term economic strategy

a company’s business strategy

strategy for doing something

a strategy for dealing with crime

strategy to do something

a strategy to attract younger audiences to jazz

2 [可数和不可数名词] the skill of planning the movements of armies in a war, or an example of this :

military strategies

It is the general’s role to develop overall strategy.

3 [不可数名词] skilful planning in general :

The company must first resolve questions of strategy.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

an economic strategy The government has changed its economic strategy.

a business strategy This is a high-risk business strategy.

a marketing strategy The firm is considering a change in its marketing strategy.

a political strategy Baldwin’s political strategy was almost totally successful.

a coping strategy Therapists can show a child new coping strategies.

a survival strategy He says his father’s withdrawal was a survival strategy.

a successful/effective strategy The most successful strategy is often the simplest one.

a clear/coherent strategy It is important that the company has a clear strategy.

a high-risk strategy The expansion plan is a high-risk strategy.

a long-term strategy The closure of these branches is part of our long-term strategy.

动词

use a strategy ( also employ a strategy formal ) What strategies do you use to deal with these problems?

adopt a strategy (= start to use it ) Both players adopted the same strategy.

devise/work out a strategy ( also formulate a strategy formal ) We had to devise strategies for saving money.

develop a strategy Groups can help members develop new coping strategies.

evolve a strategy The creatures which live in the river have evolved strategies for surviving sudden floods.

pursue/follow a strategy (= do a particular planned series of actions ) They are pursuing different strategies.

implement a strategy formal (= do a series of actions that you or someone else has planned ) The firm faces several challenges as it seeks to implement that strategy.

a strategy works The Government’s economic strategy was not working.