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cynical ploy
释义
Example sentences
cynical ploy
This, we decided, was a
cynical
ploy
to get cheap labour.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
Critics of the allowances system say it is a
cynical
ploy
devised by pay consultants.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
They also deny that delaying the pain until after the election is a
cynical
political
ploy
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
Definition of 'ploy'
ploy
(
pl
ɔɪ
)
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countable noun
[
oft adjective
NOUN
,
NOUN
to-infinitive
]
A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain anadvantage for themselves.
Definition of 'cynical'
cynical
(
s
ɪ
nɪk
ə
l
)
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adjective
[
usually verb-link
ADJECTIVE
]
If you are cynical
about
something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest.
COBUILD Collocations
cynical ploy
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