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美:[plɔɪ]
英:[plɔɪ]
美:[plɔɪ]
复数:ploys
1722年,苏格兰和英格兰北部方言中,“任何人用来娱乐自己的东西,无害的玩笑”,可能是 employ 的缩写。由英国幽默作家斯蒂芬·波特(1900-1969)在“游戏技巧的理论与实践:或者赢得比赛的艺术,而不实际作弊”(1947年)等书中,将其推广为“用来操纵他人并获得优势的移动或策略”。
probably from employ
The first known use of ploy was in 1697
ploynoun
a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
1 When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in.
2 I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.
我认为这只是政府欺骗公众的手段.
3 "Future X-Cops" is also Lau's first release since he was exposed for lying about his marriage, which was seen by some as a ploy to maintain his appeal by projecting the image of a bachelor.
4 Also, I think Canadian coach John Herdman energized his team with a shrewd psychological ploy when he accused the U.S. women of “dirty” soccer; actually the term Herdman used was “highly illegal” blocking tactics.
5 Holding real names in reserve throughout most of the book is one of Mr. Murakami’s creative ploys.
6 It was a shrewd programming ploy to include on the same bill Balanchine’s 1956 “Divertimento No. 15” and his 1970 “Who Cares?”
7 “I’ve seen a lot of same-sex couples that are not feeling catered to in the market, or if they are, it feels like a campaign, a marketing ploy.”
8 The "give" in material was always a central ploy in his work, his curvatures hard and soft, brittle and friable.
9 His neatness was a deliberate ploy to make her appear messy.
10 Unfortunately, the ploy didn’t work.
不幸的是,这一招没有奏效。
11 Years later, as a marketing ploy, Dr Metcalfe thought it wise to pinpoint the birth of Ethernet.
几年后,作为一项营销策略,梅特卡夫博士认为应该将以太网的研发提上日程。
12 Was this entire piece a ploy to get Tom Cruise to send me a cake?
13 Every word she said persuaded Theon that this was all some ploy.
14 I saw Mansfield's move as a purposeful ploy in the congressional campaign.
我认为曼斯菲尔德此举是国会斗争中一个有目的的行动.
15 It was a ploy, of course.
当然,这只是一项策略。
16 But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy?
17 “I must say, though, that’s a rather clever ploy to get out of death, claiming to be my child.”
18 But his main opponent was one determined mother, who worked tirelessly to see Moore's undoing after her daughter fell victim to his ploys.
19 “Is this some kind of ploy for attention? Are you trying to get back at me for something?”
20 He recognizes that the slam-dunk case against Steven Birch, Bobby’s rival, is a ploy to divert attention and resources away from the case against Axe Capital.
1 策略
game practice device policy resource plant strategy trick plot trap politics maneuver diplomacy finesse trickery ruse wile artifice tactics stratagem enginery game plan strategic diplomatic tactic line tack manoeuvre gambit plan double scheme feint tactical manoeuvring footwork card art measure sleight political politic number train angle curve curveball cutie guile wheeling
3 手法
pass device touch technique mechanism mechanics hand trick stroke execution casting manipulation manoeuvre sleight technics manner pitch tactic tactics shtick legerdemain hocus-pocus technic
4 手段
step vehicle engine handle technique instrument medium passport lever modality recourse instrumentality means ways and means power play tool device weapon gateway finesse subterfuge manoeuvring -ure way mean move line card policy road measure channel implement shift string avenue stroke leverage gauge intermediate ladder machinery diplomacy instrumentation intermediary expedient wherewithal wherewith wind
6 嬉戏
giocoso playsome playful wanton frisky sportive kittenish ludic frolicsome divertive frolicky splore caper lark frolic frisk dalliance skylark rollick sport loon cavort disport jauk
8 娱乐
diverting rec. game play resource sport entertainment laugh pleasure delight recreation occupation distraction relaxation amusement pastime rec merriment refection divertissement jeu relax entertain
9 对策
10 花招
gimmicky gimmick juggling gimmickry rort hanky-panky play management trick juggle manoeuvre subterfuge humbug legerdemain con wiles hocus-pocus dirty tricks sleight of hand game device lurk gag wheeze skulduggery manoeuvring schlenter dodge kanky-panky plant hype stunt flannel gaff jugglery dodgery hoky-poky maneuver cutie whizzer crotchet underplot hokeypokey