ruse

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IPA（発音記号）

/ɹuːz/

名詞

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(countable, often hunting, archaic, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs. / (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

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The hare used a sudden ruse to throw off the hunting dogs, slipping back through the hedgerow and disappearing into the fields.

詳細

意味（1）

(countable, often hunting, archaic, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.

The boar was evidently most averse to leave the field in which he had spent so may pleasant hours of uninterrupted rest; […] He turned sharply to one flank; he stopped dead, and went away in the opposite direction as he heard the hunters gallop past; every ruse he tried, but tried in vain.

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意味（2）

(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

It must be borne in mind that huntsmen sometimes make casts which they know must lose them their fox: […] At the same time, it would be bad policy to explain these little matters: some parties, who are not sufficiently acquainted with the management of hounds, might be discontented, whereas by such a ruse no offence is given, as nine-tenths of the Field are not aware that it is not the most likely cast to recover the scent.

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意味（3）

(uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.

[H]e [Bertrand du Guesclin] had great natural cunning, that half-savage quality, was full of ruse and trick in war, he was contemptuous towards the high noblesse, but gentle to the poor, and generous to his friends.

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ruses （ plural ）