- Noun
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1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- synonym: artifice
- 1. The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.
- 孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家,以便他们能准备晚会给她一个惊喜。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Their first ruse having failed, they tried another.
- 他们一计不成,又施一计。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》


