a clever action in a game or other situation that is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk

Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage. 她开局就出险招，抢占了先机。

Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit. 他们降低税收的许诺很显然是大选年的策略。

a way of beginning a game of chess, in which you intentionally lose a pawn (= game piece) in order to win some other form of advantage later

a remark that you make to someone in order to start a conversation

"I hear you're a friend of Jamie's" was her opening gambit. “我听说你是杰米的朋友，”她搭讪道。