The negotiator's apparent concession was merely a ploy to extract a larger compromise from the opposing side.
谈判者表面上的让步仅仅是为了从对方那里获得更大让步的策略。
Which choice best defines “ploy”?
C — A cunning tactic to gain advantage.. “ploy” means A cunning tactic to gain advantage..
Which word means “A cunning tactic to gain advantage.”?
D — ploy. “ploy” means A cunning tactic to gain advantage..
ploy — A cunning tactic to gain advantage.. In Chinese: 策略;计策;花招.
ploy is pronounced //plɔɪ//.
The negotiator's apparent concession was merely a ploy to extract a larger compromise from the opposing side. (谈判者表面上的让步仅仅是为了从对方那里获得更大让步的策略。)
stratagem, ruse, maneuver — all close in meaning to ploy (A cunning tactic to gain advantage.).
honesty, frankness — each the opposite of ploy (A cunning tactic to gain advantage.).
Yes. ploy is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
与 employ/deploy 同源 → 使出的一招 → 计策、花招。