英语词汇“ply”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ply1

/plʌɪ

noun (plural plies)

1A thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material: tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination...

Gauze or gauze-like products are typically manufactured as a single piece of material folded into a several ply gauze pad.
The chassis was a typical composite ‘sandwich’ with inner and outer skins made up of woven laminated plies.
With built-up membranes, ‘thicker is better’ refers to the number of plies and not necessarily the measured thickness of the finished roof.

Synonyms

layer, thickness, strand, sheet, leaf, fold, insertion

1.1 [usually in combination] A strand of yarn or rope: [as modifier]: four-ply yarn...

A nice dense thread or 3-8 ply yarn seams to work quite nicely for a blanket stitch.
A rope is a ply of natural threads or synthetic fibers.
The ply yarns are twisted together to form cord- and the cord is the actual material used in the weaving process.

1.2The number of multiple layers or strands of which something is made: the yarn can be any ply from two to eight...

Another benefit of multiple plies is their insulating quality.
Even things like toilet paper came in only 1 ply or 2.
Mr. Johnston noted that it was apparent that the roof of the stair tower had been done after the completion of the main roof, thus resulting in some 8 plies of felt building up at the connection.

2 short for plywood.The table, as well as the maple ply and cast-steel dining chairs, are easily wiped clean after meals....

Although this route is more expensive than a roof coating, the single ply can be installed as a re-cover, saving the cost of tear off, if the existing roof is less than 25 percent wet.
Mr Constable has also designed his own home kitchen using hoop pine and maple ply.

3 [mass noun] (In game theory) the number of levels at which branching occurs in a tree of possible outcomes, typically corresponding to the number of moves ahead (in chess strictly half-moves ahead) considered by a computer program.This creates a ‘tree’ of analysis with moves branching at each ply....

This will likely include dozens of lines and several first ply candidate moves.

3.1 [count noun] A half-move (i.e. one player’s move) in computer chess.For example, suppose the chances that the move at each ply of a specific line your are considering are only 40% each....

After a few minutes Sargon 4 was up to 7 ply and it said the best move was 19 Bd6.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'fold'): from French pli 'fold', from the verb plier, from Latin plicare 'to fold'.

plight from Old English:
In the traditional marriage ceremony the bride and groom each say ‘I plight thee my troth’, meaning ‘I pledge my word’. Plight means ‘to promise solemnly’, and pledge (Middle English) is probably a distant relative. Troth is an old variant of truth, meaning ‘giving your word’ and still preserved in betroth (Middle English). The other meaning of plight, ‘a predicament’, is from Old French plit ‘fold’, suggesting the idea of a difficult or complicated situation. Other words from plit include Middle English pliant (Late Middle English) literally ‘foldable’; and pliable (Late Middle English); pliers (mid 16th century) tools for bending things; and ply (Late Middle English) in the sense of ‘thickness’ as in plywood (early 20th century). (The other ply as in ply with drink, is simply a shortening of apply, see appliance). Pleat and plait (Middle English) are further relatives. Compliant (mid 17th century) looks as if it should be a relative, but its immediate source, to comply (early 17th century), originally came from Latin complere ‘to fulfil, accomplish’, although compliant later developed senses influenced by its similarity to pliant.

Rhymes

ply2

/plʌɪ

verb (plies, plying, plied) [with object]

1Work steadily with (a tool): a tailor delicately plying his needle...

He wet his hands in a small bowl of water, and gently wiped away any dust from the stone before plying his tools to it again.
Penhall plies his pen widely, commenting on the dilapidated National Health Service and the nature of perception, sanity, and normalcy.
That's like seeing a psychiatrist plying a tendon hammer, or an orthopaedic surgeon with a pleasant bedside manner nice in a curiously old fashioned way.

Synonyms

use, wield, work, work with, employ, operate, utilize, manipulate, handle

1.1Work steadily at (one’s business or trade): for three years he plied a profitable export trade between England and Australia...

According to owner Ah Hua, who has been plying a roaring trade since he opened for business 14 years ago, the non-eatery feel is what makes the place so popular.
Ironically Gourlay now spends much of the year plying his professional trade in Australia and is expected to base himself Down Under in the not-too-distant future.
The best education I got after design grad school was plying my trade within a large organization.

Synonyms

engage in, carry on, be engaged in, pursue, conduct, follow, practise, work at, occupy oneself with, busy oneself with

archaic prosecute

2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes: ferries ply across a strait to the island...

Strict enforcement of parking regulations is indeed a prerequisite to tide over the present crisis caused by the increasing number of motor vehicles plying through the narrow roads in the State.
Once the underpass is through vehicles plying on Chord Road can cross this junction without any interruption as in the case of Mekhri Circle.
Over 50,000 commercial vessels ply the straits each year.

Synonyms

go regularly, travel regularly, make regular journeys, travel, go back and forth, shuttle, commute

2.1 [with object] Regularly travel over (a route): the fleet has plied the Bristol Channel since Victorian times...

The driver refused to comply and stopped the bus in the middle of the road, before alerting his fellow drivers plying other routes.
All in all, Indonesia lost over half the planes plying its domestic routes.
For now, the airport survives as a hub for older cargo planes plying the polar route.

3 (ply someone with) Provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way: she plied me with tea and scones...

They used to ply us with so much drink the night before you weren't in any shape to play.
We were then ushered down into a holding area where we were plied with drink and nibbles.
Often the hotel rooms would be double booked, so it was our job to make sure the guests came straight off the coach and into the welcome party, where they would be plied with local drink.

Synonyms

provide, supply, keep supplying, lavish, shower, regale, load, heap

3.1Direct (numerous questions) at someone: she plied him with questions about his visit...

At a news conference after yesterday's meeting, which was billed to have transformation in sport as the main discussion point, journalists plied Balfour with questions about the alleged remarks.
With my father in the room, I'd have felt safe enough to remain but I was always sent out and therefore unable to answer the questions my older sisters plied me with.
And the unusually bright Lester has been plying her with all kinds of questions about death and God that she can't really answer.

Synonyms

bombard, assail, besiege, beset, pester, plague, harass, importune

informal hassle

Phrases

ply for hire

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of apply.

单词	ply
释义	ply1 /plʌɪ / noun (plural plies) 1A thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material: tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination... Gauze or gauze-like products are typically manufactured as a single piece of material folded into a several ply gauze pad. The chassis was a typical composite ‘sandwich’ with inner and outer skins made up of woven laminated plies. With built-up membranes, ‘thicker is better’ refers to the number of plies and not necessarily the measured thickness of the finished roof. Synonyms layer, thickness, strand, sheet, leaf, fold, insertion 1.1 [usually in combination] A strand of yarn or rope: [as modifier]: four-ply yarn... A nice dense thread or 3-8 ply yarn seams to work quite nicely for a blanket stitch. A rope is a ply of natural threads or synthetic fibers. The ply yarns are twisted together to form cord- and the cord is the actual material used in the weaving process. 1.2The number of multiple layers or strands of which something is made: the yarn can be any ply from two to eight... Another benefit of multiple plies is their insulating quality. Even things like toilet paper came in only 1 ply or 2. Mr. Johnston noted that it was apparent that the roof of the stair tower had been done after the completion of the main roof, thus resulting in some 8 plies of felt building up at the connection. 2 short for plywood.The table, as well as the maple ply and cast-steel dining chairs, are easily wiped clean after meals.... Although this route is more expensive than a roof coating, the single ply can be installed as a re-cover, saving the cost of tear off, if the existing roof is less than 25 percent wet. Mr Constable has also designed his own home kitchen using hoop pine and maple ply. 3 [mass noun] (In game theory) the number of levels at which branching occurs in a tree of possible outcomes, typically corresponding to the number of moves ahead (in chess strictly half-moves ahead) considered by a computer program.This creates a ‘tree’ of analysis with moves branching at each ply.... This will likely include dozens of lines and several first ply candidate moves. 3.1 [count noun] A half-move (i.e. one player’s move) in computer chess.For example, suppose the chances that the move at each ply of a specific line your are considering are only 40% each.... After a few minutes Sargon 4 was up to 7 ply and it said the best move was 19 Bd6. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'fold'): from French pli 'fold', from the verb plier, from Latin plicare 'to fold'. plight from Old English: In the traditional marriage ceremony the bride and groom each say ‘I plight thee my troth’, meaning ‘I pledge my word’. Plight means ‘to promise solemnly’, and pledge (Middle English) is probably a distant relative. Troth is an old variant of truth, meaning ‘giving your word’ and still preserved in betroth (Middle English). The other meaning of plight, ‘a predicament’, is from Old French plit ‘fold’, suggesting the idea of a difficult or complicated situation. Other words from plit include Middle English pliant (Late Middle English) literally ‘foldable’; and pliable (Late Middle English); pliers (mid 16th century) tools for bending things; and ply (Late Middle English) in the sense of ‘thickness’ as in plywood (early 20th century). (The other ply as in ply with drink, is simply a shortening of apply, see appliance). Pleat and plait (Middle English) are further relatives. Compliant (mid 17th century) looks as if it should be a relative, but its immediate source, to comply (early 17th century), originally came from Latin complere ‘to fulfil, accomplish’, although compliant later developed senses influenced by its similarity to pliant. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai ply2 /plʌɪ / verb (plies, plying, plied) [with object] 1Work steadily with (a tool): a tailor delicately plying his needle... He wet his hands in a small bowl of water, and gently wiped away any dust from the stone before plying his tools to it again. Penhall plies his pen widely, commenting on the dilapidated National Health Service and the nature of perception, sanity, and normalcy. That's like seeing a psychiatrist plying a tendon hammer, or an orthopaedic surgeon with a pleasant bedside manner nice in a curiously old fashioned way. Synonyms use, wield, work, work with, employ, operate, utilize, manipulate, handle 1.1Work steadily at (one’s business or trade): for three years he plied a profitable export trade between England and Australia... According to owner Ah Hua, who has been plying a roaring trade since he opened for business 14 years ago, the non-eatery feel is what makes the place so popular. Ironically Gourlay now spends much of the year plying his professional trade in Australia and is expected to base himself Down Under in the not-too-distant future. The best education I got after design grad school was plying my trade within a large organization. Synonyms engage in, carry on, be engaged in, pursue, conduct, follow, practise, work at, occupy oneself with, busy oneself with archaic prosecute 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes: ferries ply across a strait to the island... Strict enforcement of parking regulations is indeed a prerequisite to tide over the present crisis caused by the increasing number of motor vehicles plying through the narrow roads in the State. Once the underpass is through vehicles plying on Chord Road can cross this junction without any interruption as in the case of Mekhri Circle. Over 50,000 commercial vessels ply the straits each year. Synonyms go regularly, travel regularly, make regular journeys, travel, go back and forth, shuttle, commute 2.1 [with object] Regularly travel over (a route): the fleet has plied the Bristol Channel since Victorian times... The driver refused to comply and stopped the bus in the middle of the road, before alerting his fellow drivers plying other routes. All in all, Indonesia lost over half the planes plying its domestic routes. For now, the airport survives as a hub for older cargo planes plying the polar route. 3 (ply someone with) Provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way: she plied me with tea and scones... They used to ply us with so much drink the night before you weren't in any shape to play. We were then ushered down into a holding area where we were plied with drink and nibbles. Often the hotel rooms would be double booked, so it was our job to make sure the guests came straight off the coach and into the welcome party, where they would be plied with local drink. Synonyms provide, supply, keep supplying, lavish, shower, regale, load, heap 3.1Direct (numerous questions) at someone: she plied him with questions about his visit... At a news conference after yesterday's meeting, which was billed to have transformation in sport as the main discussion point, journalists plied Balfour with questions about the alleged remarks. With my father in the room, I'd have felt safe enough to remain but I was always sent out and therefore unable to answer the questions my older sisters plied me with. And the unusually bright Lester has been plying her with all kinds of questions about death and God that she can't really answer. Synonyms bombard, assail, besiege, beset, pester, plague, harass, importune informal hassle Phrases ply for hire Origin Late Middle English: shortening of apply.
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