古いお城の周りには、深い堀が巡らされている。
A deep moat surrounds the old castle.
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She let her thoughts wander to the sky of her distant hometown.
彼はライバルを蹴落とすために、巧妙な策略を巡らせた
He devised a clever strategy to knock down his rivals.
彼は知略を巡らせて、絶体絶命の危機を脱した。
He used his resourcefulness to escape the desperate crisis.
将軍は深謀遠慮を巡らした。
The shogun devised a far-sighted plan.
その軍師は神機妙算を巡らせて、数々の戦を勝利に導いた。
The master strategist devised extraordinary plans and led many battles to victory.
彼はライバルを蹴落とすために、ありとあらゆる陰謀詭計を巡らせた。
He employed all sorts of deceptive plots and secret schemes to bring down his rival.
Usage Notes
Often used in the abstract sense of reflecting or pondering ('思いを巡らす') or physically to surround something ('塀を巡らす').
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