Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9604
ploy
手段
核心释义
a clever remark or action used to gain an advantage
- 1.
策略,战略,计划
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- 2.
开场白,旨在为说话者谋取优势
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
- 3.
游戏或对话中的计谋
a maneuver in a game or conversation
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
用法In use
Her innocent question was just a ploy to start a conversation with him.
用法提示：ploy 作名词，表示一种为了达到目的而耍的花招或策略。
The company's sudden discount is a ploy to attract more customers.
用法提示：ploy 指商业上的一种策略性手段。
He used a clever ploy to avoid answering the question directly.
用法提示：ploy 表示一种回避问题的技巧或计谋。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
ploy音似'扑来'，想象对手扑过来时使用的手段或计谋。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于表达目的或策略，后接不定式
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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