overall strategy• This is a good determinant for overall strategy.• Case will take responsibility for overall strategy and deal-making in his role as company chairman.• In the meantime, it is presently developing its overall strategy.• Each was capable in his way but no overall strategy for 1915 was devised between them.• Each practice area strategy should also be consistent with the firm's overall strategy.• Playing chess is not simply about how the pieces move, it is about the overall strategy.• Moreover, it alerts us to the fact that short-sightedtactics may thwart the overall strategy.• As new ideas come up during preparations the chart will help you assess their potential within the overall strategy.
1[countableC]COMMERCE a plan or series of plans for achieving an aim, especially success in business or the best way for an organization to develop in the future
the group’s acquisition strategy
The Chancellor favours a high interest rate strategy.
strategy for
We need to develop a strategy for marketing the company’s products in each locality.
a strategy for growth
2[uncountableU] the process of skilful planning in general
Competitive strategy has two weapons: price and differentiation.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRATEGY | STRATEGY + VERB | STRATEGY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤effective, good, sound, successful, winning有效的策略;好策略;成功的策略▸➤bad, poor不妥當的/糟糕的策略➤alternative, different其他的/不同的策略▸➤clear, coherent, simple清楚的/一貫的/簡單的策略▸➤viable切實可行的策略▸➤future未來的策略▸➤long-term, medium-term, short-term長期/中期/短期策略▸➤basic, broad, general, overall基本策略;概括性策略;總體策略◇Their overall strategy is good, but one or two of the details could be improved.他們的總體策略還不錯,只是有一兩處細節還需改進。➤key關鍵策略◇a key strategy to increase sales提高銷售量的關鍵策略➤comprehensive全面的策略▸➤global, international, national全球性/國際性/全國性策略◇a global marketing strategy全球營銷策略➤grand宏大的戰略▸➤draft (especially BrE) 草擬的策略◇The committee drew up a draft strategy for dealing with future floods.委員會草擬了一份應對未來洪災的策略。➤dual, two-pronged雙管齊下的/兩手抓的策略◇The government has employed a dual strategy to achieve these two objectives.為了完成這兩個目標,政府採取了雙管齊下的策略。➤innovative, radical創新的/激進的策略▸➤high-risk, risky高風險的/冒險的策略➤aggressive積極的策略◇The company adopted aggressive marketing strategies to sell its products.這家公司採用了積極的營銷策略銷售其產品。➤defensive, offensive, proactive防衞性/進攻性/先發制人的策略▸➤prevention, preventive預防策略➤deliberate有預謀的策略◇Her rudeness was a deliberate strategy to provoke him.她的無禮是有預謀的,故意要激怒他。➤economics-based, market-oriented, etc.以經濟為基礎、以市場為導向等的策略◇a customer-oriented business strategy以顧客為導向的經營策略➤anti-inflationary, anti-racist, etc.反通脹、反種族主義等的策略➤coping應對策略◇We all have different coping strategies for times of stress.我們都有不同的應對緊急狀況的策略。➤survival生存策略➤exit退出策略◇No one has yet come up with an exit strategy for the troops.還沒有人提出能使部隊退出的策略。➤defence/defense, military防禦性戰略部署;軍事戰略▸➤campaign, election, electoral, government, political競選策略;選舉戰略;政府對策;政治策略▸➤instructional, pedagogic, teaching指導性策略;教學策略▸➤learning學習策略▸➤business, commercial, company, corporate, financial, investment, management, marketing, pricing, product, promotional, recruitment, research, sales經營/商業/公司/企業/財務/投資/管理/營銷/定價/產品/促銷/招募/研究/銷售策略◇resource management strategies資源管理策略➤economic, energy, environmental, industrial, legislative, etc.經濟、能源、環境、工業、立法等戰略VERB + STRATEGY➤have有策略▸➤design, develop, devise, draw up, formulate, map out, plan, plot, work out設計策略;制訂戰略;草擬計劃◇A coherent strategy for getting more people back to work needs to be developed.需要制訂一項連貫的策略,以使更多的人重新就業。◇The charity is drawing up a strategy to meet the needs of the homeless.慈善機構正在擬訂一項計劃,以滿足無家可歸者的需要。◇The committee is meeting today in Washington to plot strategy. (NAmE) 委員會今天將在華盛頓召開會議制訂對策。➤explore探討對策◇It is certainly a strategy worth exploring.這一策略確實值得探討。➤choose, decide, decide on選擇策略;確定戰略▸➤adopt, employ, execute, follow, implement, pursue, use, utilize (especially NAmE) 採取/採用/實行/遵循/實施/奉行/運用/使用策略◇They're pursuing a strategy of massive retaliation.他們奉行大規模報復戰略。➤describe, outline, set out, unveil描述/概述/闡明/披露策略◇The document sets out the government's new strategy.文件闡述了政府的新策略。➤propose, suggest提議/提出策略➤discuss討論策略▸➤change, rethink, revise改變/反思/修改策略▸➤focus把戰略集中在◇The company will now focus its strategy on its core business areas.公司即將把戰略重心放到核心業務領域。➤abandon放棄戰略STRATEGY + VERB➤be based on sth戰略以⋯為基礎▸➤be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth戰略以⋯為目標/旨在⋯◇a strategy aimed at reducing the risk of accidents旨在降低事故風險的策略➤consist of sth, involve sth戰略包括⋯/涉及⋯➤depend on sth, hinge on sth, rely on sth戰略依賴於⋯/取決於⋯/以⋯為前提◇This strategy relies on property prices continuing to rise.該戰略的前提是資產價格持續上漲。➤succeed, work戰略成功/奏效◇The company's financial strategy is not working.公司的財務策略沒有奏效。➤backfire, fail策略意外失敗/失效STRATEGY + NOUN➤development, formulation戰略制訂/構想➤meeting, session (especially NAmE) 戰略會議/會晤▸➤review戰略回顧▸➤document, paper戰略檔案/文件➤game戰略對局◇a strategy game set during the Civil War內戰期間的戰略對局PREPOSITION➤in a/the strategy在戰略中◇the key idea in their strategy他們戰略中的關鍵思想➤strategy for為⋯的戰略◇to develop an effective strategy for change為追求變革制訂一種有效的策略➤strategy on關於⋯的策略◇the party's strategy on poverty該黨針對貧困的策略➤strategy towards/toward針對⋯的策略◇a comprehensive strategy towards / toward regional development針對區域性開發的綜合戰略PHRASES➤a change in strategy戰略的改變◇The coming year may herald a change in strategy for major publishers.對大出版商來說,即將到來的一年可能意味着戰略的改變。➤the adoption of a strategy, the development of a strategy, the formulation of a strategy戰略的採用/制訂/構想◇The money is earmarked for the development of new product and sales strategies.這筆撥款將用於新產品的開發和銷售戰略的制訂。➤the implementation of a strategy, the pursuit of a strategy戰略的實施/奉行◇Their single-minded pursuit of this controversial strategy led to their fall from power.一意孤行地奉行這項有爭議的策略導致了他們的倒台。➤part of a strategy策略的一部份◇He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy.他假裝辭職是他長遠事業規劃的一部份。