"ploy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 策略
• 诡计

Definition

一种巧妙的计划或手段，用来获得优势或达到目的，常常带有欺骗性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Ploy” 多用于谈判、销售、竞争中的小聪明或诡计，语气中立或略带负面色彩，意味着聪明但有时不太诚实。常见搭配有“marketing ploy”“clever ploy”。不适合指大规模或公开的计划。

Examples

He used a ploy to get a higher salary.

他用了一个**策略**来获得更高的工资。

That was just a marketing ploy to sell more products.

那只是一个营销**策略**，用来卖更多产品。

Her apology seemed like a ploy to avoid punishment.

她的道歉看起来像是为了逃避惩罚的一个**诡计**。

I knew his friendly attitude was just a ploy to borrow my notes.

我知道他那友好的态度只是为了借我的笔记的一个**策略**。

Sometimes a simple distraction is all it takes as a ploy to win the game.

有时候，一个简单的干扰就是赢得比赛的好**策略**。

Her silence was a clever ploy to make us curious about her plans.

她的沉默是一个巧妙的**策略**，让我们对她的计划感到好奇。