ploy

Definitions

ploy is the bare French-worn form of plic (fold), standing alone. A ploy is a clever little "fold" — a maneuver you make to outwit someone. It's the same root sitting inside employ and deploy, here used by itself for a tactical move.

Common Collocations

• 1.a clever ploy巧妙的花招
• 2.a marketing ploy营销手段
• 3.a negotiating ploy谈判策略
• 4.use a ploy使用花招

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Offering free samples is just a marketing ploy.

• 2.

  Her tears were a ploy to win sympathy.