| [/plaɪ; plaɪ/] n [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) 用法:
1 layer of wood or thickness of cloth （木的）层; （布的）厚度:
three-ply wood 三层胶合板. 用法:
2 strand of rope or yarn （绳或纱的）股:
three-/four-ply knitting wool 三[四]股毛线. ply 2
[/plaɪ; plaɪ/] v (pt, pp plied [/plaɪd; plaɪd/]) 用法:
1 [Tn] (fml 文) use or wield (a tool or weapon) 使用（工具或武器）:
ply one's needle, ie work busily at one's sewing 忙於缝纫 *
ply the oars, ie row a boat 划桨. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr, Tn] (of ships, buses, etc) go regularly to and fro along (a course) （指船、 公共汽车等）沿（某路线）定时运行:
ply the routes between the islands 定期在两岛间航行 *
ferries that ply between England and France 往返英法间的渡轮 *
ships that ply (across) the South China Sea （经）南中国海的定期班轮. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) ply one's `trade work at a (skilled) job 从事某（熟练）工作. ply for `hire (of taxi drivers, boatmen, etc) wait in a place or move about, looking for passengers （计程车司机、 船夫等）候客, 揽客, 等生意:
taxis licensed to ply for hire at the railway station 许可在火车站候客的计程车. 用法:
4 (phr v) ply sb with sth (a) (repeatedly) give or offer sb (food and drink) （反覆）给或让某人（食物或饮料）:She plied us with cakes. 她再三让我们吃蛋糕.
(b) repeatedly ask sb (questions) 反覆问某人（问题）. |