ploy
🇬🇧 UK/plɒi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A clever tactic or trick used to gain an advantage over someone
策略,花招,手段
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.clever ploy巧妙的手段
- 2.marketing ploy营销策略
- 3.use a ploy使用花招
- 4.negotiating ploy谈判技巧
Example Sentences
- 1.
Offering a free trial is a common marketing ploy to attract new customers.
- 2.
His sudden apology was just a ploy to avoid getting into trouble.
- 3.
The negotiator used a clever ploy to stall for more time.