/plɔɪ/ n.1.(tactic)(比赛、谈话等中用以制胜的)计策, 手段, 计谋
Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.圣诞节应该是兴奋和美妙的时刻, 而不该是一种肆无忌惮的营销策略。
Her little ploy had worked.她的雕虫小技奏效了。
a ploy to do sth做某事的手段
Sending me on errands was just a ploy to get me out of the house for a while.让我出去办事不过是为了暂时把我从房间里支开。
2.(activity)(人正在从事的)业务, 工作, 爱好
The girls were happily occupied with quiet ploys.女孩子们正高高兴兴地忙着感兴趣的事, 静悄悄的。