ploy

• n. 策略；活动；工作
• vt. 使部队由横队变为纵队
• vi. 由横队变为纵队

缩写自deploy,部署，词源同ply,complicate.引申词义计谋，策略，花招等。

ploy (n.)

1722, "anything with which one amuses oneself," Scottish and northern England dialect, possibly a shortened form of employ or deploy. Popularized in the sense "move or gambit made to gain advantage" by British humorist Stephen Potter (1900-1969).

1. a clever marketing ploy

机智的销售策略

来自《权威词典》

2. I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.

我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.

圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻，而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。

来自辞典例句

4. I saw Mansfield's move as a purposeful ploy in the congressional campaign.

我认为曼斯菲尔德此举是国会斗争中一个有目的的行动.

来自辞典例句

5. It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.

那纯粹是障眼法,用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力.

来自辞典例句