gambit
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡæm.bɪt/ us/ˈɡæm.bɪt/
(CLEVER ACTION)
精心策划的一招；（常指带有风险的）策略；险招
a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk
Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage. 她开局就出险招，抢占了先机。
Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit. 他们降低税收的许诺很显然是大选年的策略。
games specialized（国际象棋中开局时牺牲一卒以取得优势的）开局让棋法
a way of beginning a game of chess, in which you intentionally lose a pawn (= game piece) in order to win some other form of advantage later
(REMARK)
开场白
a remark that you make to someone in order to start a conversation
"I hear you're a friend of Jamie's" was her opening gambit. “我听说你是杰米的朋友，”她搭讪道。