power play

/ˈpaʊər pleɪ/· noun

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

(强qiáng势shì的de)博bó弈yì手shǒu段duàn,施shī压yā招zhāo数shù

倚yǐ仗zhàng实shí力lì施shī压yā的de手shǒu段duàn

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美měi方fāng在zài贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn最zuì后hòu关guān头tóu打dǎ出chū的de施shī压yā招zhāo数shù

Example

Canada's Carney says US made last-minute 'power play' as trade talks collapse; retaliatory tariffs in place

加jiā拿ná大dà总zǒng理lǐ卡kǎ尼ní表biǎo示shì,美měi方fāng在zài贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn破pò裂liè前qián的de最zuì后hòu一yí刻kè打dǎ出chū了le一yí记jì「强qiáng势shì施shī压yā牌pái」,报bào复fù性xìng关guān税shuì已yǐ经jīng生shēng效xiào。

Source: Fox Business · 22 Aug 2026

Background ✎

加jiā拿ná大dà总zǒng理lǐ卡kǎ尼ní指zhǐ责zé美měi国guó在zài谈tán判pàn中zhōng试shì图tú限xiàn制zhì加jiā拿ná大dà与yǔ其qí他tā国guó家jiā达dá成chéng贸mào易yì协xié议yì,导dǎo致zhì谈tán判pàn破pò裂liè,双shuāng方fāng互hù征zhēng报bào复fù性xìng关guān税shuì。

Roots · etymology

power「实力」+ play「打法」,原指体育强攻战术

  • power(权力/实力)+ play(招数),复合词

Collocations

  • pull a power play / last-minute power play / political power play

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