pincer movement

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ˈpincer ˌmovement noun [countable]  PMa military attack in which two groups of soldiers come from opposite directions in order to trap the enemy between them 〔军事进攻中的〕钳形攻势[运动]

Examples from the Corpus

pincer movement• Those at either end of the line usually advance rather faster than those in the centre so that a pincer movement develops.• It is a favourite military tactic ... the pincer movement!• They had thus executed a vast pincer movement, and won the first round.

ˈpincer ˌmovement nounChineseSyllable  

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pincer movement
ˈpincer ˌmovement noun [countable]
a military attack in which two groups of soldiers come from opposite directions in order to trap the enemy between them

pincer movementBrE /ˈpɪnsə muːvmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪnsər muːvmənt/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a military attack in which an army attacks the enemy from two sides at the same time 钳形运动；钳形攻势