deploy

/dɪˈplɔɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈplɔɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈplȯi/ (ame, mw)

deploy — verb

  • deploypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deployshe / she / it
  • deployedpast simple
  • deploying-ing form

1. to bring resources, skills, or people into use in a planned and purposeful way s

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to bring resources, skills, or people into use in a planned and purposeful way so that they achieve the best possible result

例句

The company deployed a new training programme across all its offices last month.

deploy + [resource] + across [organisation]

Amira deployed her negotiation skills to secure a better deal for the project.

deploy + [skills/talents] + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • utilize

    similar sense of making effective use, but emphasises extracting value from something that might otherwise be wasted

  • employ

    more formal than 'use' and closer to 'deploy', but lacks the strategic-planning nuance

  • mobilize

    stronger sense of activating resources that were previously inactive, often for an urgent purpose

反義詞
  • withhold

    to keep resources back instead of putting them into use

文法句型

deploy + noun phrase + to + location/purpose

be deployed + to-infinitive

deploy + noun phrase + across + organisation

用法筆記

Common in business, technology, and organisational settings. Subject is usually a company, institution, or team. Object can be a system, a skill, a strategy, or personnel. The passive form 'be deployed' is very frequent.

常見錯誤

❌We deployed the new printer in the meeting room.
✅We set up the new printer in the meeting room.
💡'deploy' suggests a coordinated, planned effort, not simply installing or placing equipment.
❌She deployed her pen to write the letter.
✅She used her pen to write the letter.
💡'deploy' is too formal for everyday actions with ordinary objects.

2. to send armed forces, weapons, or support equipment to a particular area so that

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to send armed forces, weapons, or support equipment to a particular area so that they are prepared to carry out operations

例句

The government deployed an additional five thousand troops to the border region.

deploy + [number] + troops to [location]

French naval ships were deployed off the coast of Senegal to monitor the shipping lanes.

passive: be deployed + location phrase

同義詞
  • station

    suggests a fixed, longer-term positioning rather than active movement into position

  • dispatch

    focuses on the act of sending out, without the same readiness-for-action nuance

  • position

    more neutral and general, lacking the military and strategic connotations

反義詞
  • withdraw

    to pull forces back from a position

文法句型

be deployed + to + location

deploy + [forces/equipment] + to/in + location

ready to deploy + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object is typically troops, forces, weapons, ships, or equipment. Frequently passive. The preposition to introduces the destination; in or along specifies the positioning within an area. This is the historical root meaning from which the general sense developed.

常見錯誤

❌The army deployed food and medicine to the refugee camp.
✅The army sent food and medicine to the refugee camp.
💡'deploy' refers to positioning forces and weapons for operational readiness, not to general supplies or aid.
❌The general deployed the soldier to clean the barracks.
✅The general assigned the soldier to clean the barracks.
💡'deploy' is used for group-level strategic positioning, not routine individual tasks.