a book containing a team's plans for a game, especially in American football

That pass wasn't in their playbook.

He would study his playbook en route to games. 他会在去比赛的路上研究他的战术手册。

a set of rules, suggestions, or methods that are considered to be suitable for a particular activity, industry, job, etc.

She followed the company's playbook to the letter.

Nixon rewrote the political playbook. 尼克松重新定义了政治领域中的游戏规则。