This kind of opportunistic business ploy is not popular.

这种投机取巧的商业策略无法深得人心。

Don't make a fool of yourself by such a ploy of deceiving children.

这种欺骗小孩子的手段就不要拿出来丢人现眼了。

We are thinking about ploys at the annual meeting.

我们在思考年会上的娱乐活动。

Her rude behavior was nothing but a ploy to fend off potential suitors.

她粗鲁的行为不过只是为了避开潜在的追求者。

It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.

那全是障眼法，借以转移对他真实目的的注意。

Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.

圣诞节应该是激动人心的奇妙时刻，而不是自私牟利的营销计谋。

It was a ploy, of course.

当然，这只是一项策略。

Some see this as a negotiating ploy.

有人认为这是谈判的一种策略。

This time, however, the ploy backfired.

然而，这一次该策略看来是适得其反了。