ply
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it. 不斷供給
Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food. 埃爾茜聽說瑪麗亞身體不好，就不停地給她食物。
2. V-T If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions. 盤問
Giovanni plied him with questions and comments with the deliberate intention of prolonging his stay. 喬瓦尼不停地向他問問題并發(fā)表意見，故意拖住他。
3. V to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc) 繼續(xù); 追求(某項事業(yè)或交易)
4. N a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc 層; 股
5. N (in combination) 層疊的; 股的
four-ply
6. V to twist together (two or more single strands) to make yarn 把(兩股或多股線)捻成合股紗
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ply /pla?/ (plying,plied,plies)
劍橋詞典
ply verb (WORK)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things
經(jīng)常從事（尤指賣東西的活兒）；兜售
Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast . 漁民們駕著小船沿著海岸兜售海鮮。
Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds . 毒品販子公然在校園操場上兜售毒品。
The market traders were loudly plying their wares . 市場上的商販們在高聲叫賣他們的商品。
?ply for business, trade, etc.
to try to get customers for your business in a public place , for example , as a taxi driver , by driving around or waiting in a regular place
招徠顧客；等生意
UK There are never any taxis plying for trade /hire in our area . 我們這一地區(qū)從來都沒有出租車在這里候客。
I noticed a couple of prostitutes plying for business on the corner . 我看到拐角處有幾個妓女在拉客。
ply verb (TRAVEL)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 后面必須接副詞或介詞的動詞, 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] old-fashionedWhen a boat , train , bus , etc. plies a particular route , it makes that journey regularly .
定期往返（于）
High-speed trains regularly ply between Paris and Lyons. 高速列車定期往返于巴黎和里昂之間。
This airline has been plying the transatlantic route for many years . 這家航空公司經(jīng)營跨大西洋航線已經(jīng)很多年了。