rope-a-dope

短语

na. (拳击比赛中抓住机会靠在围栏上的)短暂休息(以伺机反攻) [网络] 以逸待劳；倚绳战术；任何欺骗敌机的机动

词形变化

rope-a-dopes 复数 rope-a-dopes rope-a-doped rope-a-dopes 三单 rope-a-doping rope-a-doping 现在分词 rope-a-doped 过去式 rope-a-doped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake.

    政治 体育 军事
  2. 2.

    Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To exhaust someone by stringing them along.

    比喻

    Willis rope-a-doped us all night.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

boxing fisticuffs pugilism

词源

See Rope-a-dope.

来源：wiktionary