Ploy
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定义
a ploy: 策略，花招
It's just a marketing ploy to get you to buy their product. 这不过是让你买他们产品的一种营销手段。
示例
- "Bruno : I'm sorry Horatio, that was just a ploy to get you to come upstairs."
- "An outspoken conservative businessman, speaking on condition of anonymity, went so far as to say that the new line is another ploy by liberals to exploit easily-influenced consumers."
练习 1
Bruno tells Horatio that the story about the plant "was just a ploy" to get Horatio upstairs.
What is a ploy?
What is a ploy?
Bruno tells Horatio that the story about the plant "was just a ploy" to get Horatio upstairs.
What is a ploy?
What is a ploy?
This is incorrect. "A nice gesture" is not an accurate definition of "a ploy".
This is incorrect. "A little incentive" is not an accurate definition of "a ploy".
This is incorrect. "A complicated job" is not an accurate definition of "a ploy". Do not confuse "employ" with "ploy", although the two words may derive from the same roots.
This is correct. "A ploy" is a sort of "tactic" or "maneuver" which is usually deceptive or dishonest. The word also has a more practical business sense, most often used in marketing contexts. For example: Our marketing ploy is to include free service for one year with every purchase.
