This is the American spelling. British English writes manoeuvring. The word works in two ways, and you will meet both.

This is the American spelling這是美式拼法。British English writes manoeuvring英式英文寫成manoeuvring。The word works in two ways這個字有兩種用法，and you will meet both兩種你都會遇到。

First, it is the act of moving something with care — a car, a van, a trolley, a boat — often in a small or awkward space. “A lot of maneuvering” can mean a lot of backing up and turning before the thing is where you want it.

First首先，it is the act of moving something with care這是很小心地移動某個東西的動作——a car, a van, a trolley, a boat像車子、廂型車、推車、船——often in a small or awkward space通常是在很小或很不好操作的空間裡。'A lot of maneuvering'「a lot of maneuvering」 can mean a lot of backing up and turning可以表示要倒車、轉來轉去好幾次，before the thing is where you want it才能把東西弄到你要的位置。

Second, people use it when nobody is moving an object at all. In business, in politics, in office life, maneuvering means clever moves to get what you want, sometimes in a slightly hidden or crafty way. News writers are fond of “political maneuvering.” That second use can sound a little unkind, as if someone is playing a game.

Second第二種，people use it when nobody is moving an object at all是完全沒有人在移動任何東西的時候，也會用這個字。In business, in politics, in office life在商業、政治、辦公室生活裡，maneuvering means clever moves to get what you wantmaneuvering指的是為了達到目的耍的聰明手段，sometimes in a slightly hidden or crafty way有時候帶點隱藏或狡猾。News writers are fond of 'political maneuvering.'新聞寫手很愛用「political maneuvering」這個說法。That second use can sound a little unkind這第二種用法聽起來可能有點不厚道，as if someone is playing a game好像有人在耍心機。

It can be a noun (the maneuvering took ten minutes) or the -ing form of the verb (she was maneuvering the truck).

It can be a noun它可以當名詞（the maneuvering took ten minutes那次操作花了十分鐘）or the -ing form of the verb或是動詞的-ing形式（she was maneuvering the truck她在操控那台卡車）。