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a ploy to do sth
常用结构，表示做某事的手段或计策。
His resignation was a ploy to gain sympathy.
他的辞职是为了博取同情的手段。
手段
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
手段
a clever remark or action used to gain an advantage
His resignation was a ploy to gain sympathy.
他的辞职是为了博取同情的手段。
策略,战略,计划
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
开场白,旨在为说话者谋取优势
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
游戏或对话中的计谋
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Her innocent question was just a ploy to start a conversation with him.
她那个天真的问题只是为了跟他搭讪的手段。
The company's sudden discount is a ploy to attract more customers.
公司突然打折是吸引更多顾客的手段。
He used a clever ploy to avoid answering the question directly.
他用了巧妙的手段来避免直接回答问题。
常用结构，表示做某事的手段或计策。
His resignation was a ploy to gain sympathy.
他的辞职是为了博取同情的手段。
The company used the discount as a ploy to attract customers.
公司用折扣作为吸引顾客的手段。
与'to do'结构类似，但更强调目的。
It was just a ploy for getting more money.
那只是为了获取更多钱财的手段。
Not this
He used ploy to get what he wanted.
Use this
He used a ploy to get what he wanted.
“ploy”是可数名词，前面需要不定冠词“a”；中文中没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
He used many ploy.
Use this
He used many ploys.
“ploy”的复数形式是“ploys”；中文名词没有复数变化，学习者容易忘记加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治手段
The opposition accused the government of using the policy as a political ploy to win votes.
反对派指责政府将这项政策作为一种赢得选票的政治手段。
营销策略
The limited-time offer was just a marketing ploy to boost sales.
限时优惠只是一种提高销量的营销策略。
巧妙的手段
His clever ploy caught everyone off guard.
他的巧妙手段让所有人措手不及。
仅仅是手段
Her apology was a mere ploy to avoid punishment.
她的道歉只是逃避惩罚的一种手段。
做某事的手段
It was all a ploy to distract us from the real problem.
这完全是为了分散我们对真正问题的注意力的手段。
Use ploy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ploy音似'扑来'，想象对手扑过来时使用的手段或计谋。
语域：mixed 常见场景：negotiations、politics、everyday situations 该词多用于描述为了获取优势而使用的策略或手段，既可以用于正式场合如商业谈判或政治辩论，也常见于日常非正式交流中，因此注册为混合。
常用于表达目的或策略，后接不定式
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