ploy

n.

策略，手法；工作；

v.

横队变纵队；

复数：ploys

1. The Iraqi regime has used diplomacy as a ploy to gain time and advantage.
   伊拉克政权一直利用外交作为争取时间和优势的策略。
2. His ploy is to pretend to be ill.
   他的手法就是装病。
3. This is a ploy to gain publicity for his new book.
   这是为他的新作求名的手段。
4. It is all a ploy to distract attention from his real aim.
   那纯粹是障眼法，用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力。

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