deploy
英 [dɪ'plɔɪ] 美 [dɪ'plɔɪ]
v.部署；展开；进入战斗位置；配置
◉Etymology
“Deploy”源自法语“déployer”，意为“展开”或“铺开”，由前缀“dé-”（分开、去除）和“ployer”（折叠）组成。“Ployer”来自拉丁语“plicare”（折叠），与“apply”（应用）、“imply”（暗示）等词同根。因此，“déployer”字面意为“展开已折叠之物”。这个词于17世纪进入英语，最初用于军事领域，指部队从紧缩队列展开为战斗阵型，后扩展到更广泛的语境，如资源分配或策略实施。其语感简洁而有力，带有一种有序展开的动态感。
◉外刊例句
① 《The Washington Post》 (2023年11月17日)
The Pentagon plans to deploy additional troops to the region amid rising tensions.
五角大楼计划在紧张局势加剧之际向该地区部署更多部队。
② 《The Economist》 (2024年8月30日)
Companies are deploying AI tools to streamline customer service operations.
公司正在部署人工智能工具来优化客户服务运营。
◉经典名著
① 《战争与和平》（War and Peace）——列夫·托尔斯泰 (1865-1867)
Napoleon deployed his forces with precision, aiming to outflank the enemy.
拿破仑精确地部署了他的部队，意在包抄敌人。
② 《三个火枪手》（The Three Musketeers）——亚历山大·大仲马 (1844年)
The captain deployed his men along the walls to defend the fortress.
队长沿着城墙部署他的士兵，以保卫堡垒。
◉Usage Notes
(1) Artillery was deployed in the west.
(2) It has been designed to be extremely easy to deploy.
(3) It is a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed.
(4) The infantry began to deploy at dawn.
(5) We should deploy our resources effectively.
(1) 炮兵部署在西边。
(2) 它被设计得极易部署。
(3) 这是一项需要施展很多专业技能的工作。
(4) 步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
(5) 我们应该有效配置我们的资源。
◉Usage Examples
The word deploy is mainly used in military contexts and to refer to the strategic arrangement of fighting forces.
The Latin plicāre means "fold." By adding dis- to it, to get displicāre, we get the idea of an "unfolding," or distributing. This is the basis of the word deploy, and it gives us a good mental image of the sending out, or "unfolding," of troops in a military plan. To deploy means more than just dispersing troops, however — there is usually a specific formation in mind, consistent with military strategies. And you can deploy nonmilitary assets, too, like accounting teams before an IRS audit.
◉Colins
1. [VERB 动词]部署，调集（部队或军事力量） To deploy troops or military resources means to organize or position them so that they are ready to be used. [V n]
The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
...the US-made Patriot anti-missile system which was deployed in the Gulf war.
在海湾战争中部署的美国制造的“爱国者”反导弹系统
