ploy
/plɔɪ/noun
1- a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage策略, 计策, 手段, 伎俩：
the president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time.
总统摒弃了全民公投, 认为那只是一种争取时间的策略。
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- an activity done for amusement游艺活动, 娱乐活动：
the craft is a pleasant ploy during the holiday season.
在假日季节, 这一工艺是一项让人开心的娱乐活动。
词源
late 17th cent. （originally Scots and northern English in the sense 'pastime'）： of unknown origin. The notion of 'a calculated plan'dates from the 1950s.