ploy

US: /ˈpɫɔɪ/
UK: /plˈɔ‍ɪ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ploy /plɔi/
  • danh từ
    • (Ê-cốt) chuyến đi
    • (Ê-cốt) công việc
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) trò giải trí; thích thú riêng
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) khoé, thủ đoạn
      • diplomate ploy: thủ đoạn ngoại giao
      • propaganda ploy: thủ đoạn tuyên truyền
    • cuộc trác tráng, cuộc truy hoan; trò nhậu nhẹt

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
~ (to do sth) words or actions that are carefully planned to get an advantage over sb else: a clever marketing ploy + It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

clever, effective, good, useful | deliberate, tactical | favourite, old, usual | marketing, sales

VERB + PLOY

resort to, try

PLOY + VERB

work

PREP.

~ for
a ploy for deflecting criticism


Concise English dictionary


ploysplɔɪ
noun
+an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
+a maneuver in a game or conversation