deploy
Definitions
To move troops or military equipment into position for action
部署，调遣（军队、装备）
To bring resources, arguments, or systems into effective use
调配，运用（资源、论据）；部署、上线（系统）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde- here carries the "dis-" sense of "apart, undo" + ploy (the French-worn form of plic, "fold") = "unfold, spread out." A folded line of soldiers gets opened out across the field — that is deploying troops. Its identical twin display is also dis- + plic; display kept "spread out to be seen," while deploy kept "spread out for action." In software, you deploy code by spreading it out onto live servers.
Root plic still carries 55 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.deploy troops部署军队
- 2.deploy resources调配资源
- 3.deploy a system部署系统
- 4.deploy to production部署到生产环境
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government deployed troops along the border.
- 2.
We deployed every resource we had to meet the deadline.
- 3.
The team deploys new code to production every Friday.
Easily Confused
deploy vs display — same Latin parts (dis- + plic, "unfold"), but display means to spread something out so it can be seen (display goods in a window), while deploy means to spread something out so it can act (deploy troops, deploy software). Both unfold; one is for showing, one is for doing.