Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a game of sorts

Chinese translation:

某种游戏

Added to glossary by Lu Wang
Nov 2, 2006 05:16
17 yrs ago
English term

a game of sorts

English to Chinese Other Other a general term
"a game of sorts" seems to be a frequently used term, according to Google search results.

The context is:
In all industry sectors saving energy has become a game of sorts, perhaps even a national past time.
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 +1 某种游戏
5 某种策略/对策
3 大行其道

Proposed translations

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某种游戏

甚至是全国性的消遣活动。references: of sorts/a sort
1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.
2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/SORTS
Peer comment(s):

agree Danbing HE
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13 mins

大行其道

One way to say it.
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某种策略/对策

这个应该不是固定短语。
关键在于game很灵活,在这里的意思应当是:策略,计谋;花招,把戏;方针,行动步骤等等。详见词典。
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