Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9604
ploy
手段
a clever remark or action used to gain an advantage
- 1.
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
策略,战略,计划
- 2.
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
开场白,旨在为说话者谋取优势
- 3.
a maneuver in a game or conversation
游戏或对话中的计谋
策略,战略,计划；开场白,旨在为说话者谋取优势；游戏或对话中的计谋；活动；玩乐
In use
Her innocent question was just a ploy to start a conversation with him.
The company's sudden discount is a ploy to attract more customers.
He used a clever ploy to avoid answering the question directly.
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。
use sth as a ploy
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。
a ploy for doing sth
与'to do'结构类似，但更强调目的。
Connections
Collocations
- political ploy
- 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。
- marketing ploy
- 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。
- clever ploy
- 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。
- mere ploy
- 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。
- ploy to do something
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ploy音似'扑来'，想象对手扑过来时使用的手段或计谋。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于表达目的或策略，后接不定式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the exact rhyming sound /ɔɪ/ with 'ploy'. Words like 'ploy', 'boy', 'toy', 'joy', 'coy', 'soy', and 'annoy' are genuine rhymes. Note that 'ploy' ends with 'oy', which is spelled the same as in these words.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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