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

plyverb

uk/plaɪ/us/plaɪ/

ply verb (WORK)

[ T ] to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things:

Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast.

Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds.

The market traders were loudly plying their wares.

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:

UK There are never any taxis plying for trade/hire in our area.

I noticed a couple of prostitutes plying for business on the corner.

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Selling

auction
bake sale
bundle
chain of production
divest
export
package
pile it high and sell it cheap idiom
price yourself out of the market idiom
privatize
purvey
realizable
realization
serve
shift
supersize
telesales
tout
undercharge
unsold

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ply verb (TRAVEL)

[ I + adv/prep, T ] old-fashioned When a boat, train, bus, etc. plies a particular route, it makes that journey regularly:

High-speed trains regularly ply between Paris and Lyons.

This airline has been plying the transatlantic route for many years.

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Travelling

backpacking
bum around (somewhere)
catch
coach
connect
cover
cruise
destination
gad about/around (somewhere)
gallivant
have sth, will travel idiom
override
road
roam
tootle
tourist class
travel
travelled
traverse
well travelled

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Phrasal verb(s)

ply sb with sth

plynoun [ U ]

uk/plaɪ/us/plaɪ/

the particular number of threads from which wool, rope, etc. is made, used as a measure of its thickness:

six balls of four-ply (wool)

What ply do you need for that knitting pattern?

the particular number of layers from which plywood or tissue is formed, used as a measure of its thickness:

Will three-ply (= woolmade from three layers stuck together) be strong enough for making a shelf?

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Measurements in general

bathymetry
chunky
deep
dimension
distance
draught
floor-length
hecto-
imperial
length
length
linear
measurable
measurement
mega
pico-
tyre pressure
unit
vital statistics
wheelbase

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单词	ply
释义	Contents verb (2) ply (WORK) ply (TRAVEL) noun (1) ply (1) Contents noun (1) ply (LAYER) verb (2) ply (WORK) ply (TRAVEL) Contents verb (4) ply (1) ply (2) ply (3) ply (4) English American Business plyverb uk/plaɪ/us/plaɪ/ ply verb (WORK) [ T ] to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things: Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast. Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds. The market traders were loudly plying their wares. 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: UK There are never any taxis plying for trade/hire in our area. I noticed a couple of prostitutes plying for business on the corner. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Selling auction bake sale bundle chain of production divest export package pile it high and sell it cheap idiom *price yourself* out of the market idiom privatize purvey realizable realization serve shift supersize telesales tout undercharge unsold See more results » ply verb (TRAVEL) [ I + adv/prep, T ] old-fashioned When a boat, train, bus, etc. plies a particular route, it makes that journey regularly: High-speed trains regularly ply between Paris and Lyons. This airline has been plying the transatlantic route for many years. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Travelling backpacking** bum around (somewhere) catch coach connect cover cruise destination gad about/around (somewhere) gallivant *have sth, will travel* idiom override road roam tootle tourist class travel travelled traverse well travelled See more results » Phrasal verb(s) ply sb with sth plynoun [ U ] uk/plaɪ/us/plaɪ/ the particular number of threads from which wool, rope, etc. is made, used as a measure of its thickness: six balls of four-ply (wool) What ply do you need for that knitting pattern? the particular number of layers from which plywood or tissue is formed, used as a measure of its thickness: Will three-ply (= woolmade from three layers stuck together) be strong enough for making a shelf? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Measurements in general bathymetry chunky deep dimension distance draught floor-length hecto- imperial length length linear measurable measurement mega pico- tyre pressure unit vital statistics wheelbase See more results » plynoun [ U ] us/plɑɪ/ ply noun [ U ] (LAYER) a layer of something such as wood or paper, or a thread that is wrapped with other threads to form yarn (= wool cord) or rope: two-ply facial tissue plyverb us/plɑɪ/ ply verb (WORK) [ T ] to work at something regularly: New buses plied the city's bus routes this week. Extreme-sports athletes ply their craft (= their skill or job) in especially difficult conditions. ply verb (TRAVEL) [ I/T ] to travel over distances regularly by boat or other form of transport: [ T ] Large numbers of vessels plied the waters between New York and Cape Hatteras. Phrasal verb(s) ply someone with something plyverb uk/plaɪ/us [ T ] COMMERCE to sell something: ply (your) wares Companies should be accountable for the wares that they ply. [ I or T ] TRANSPORT to make a journey regularly: There are fears about the safety of some of the ageing vessels that ply Aegean waters. ply between sth At present, big cargo ships plying between the east and west coasts of India have to circumnavigate Sri Lanka. The airline recently founded a new operator to ply long-haul routes to China and Britain starting in July. ply for business/hire/trade COMMERCE 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: London's formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly over plying for hire on the capital's streets. ply your trade to do your job: Having worked as a government lawyer for 15 years, he is departing for the private sector to ply his trade as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. Phrasal verb(s) ply sb with sth
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plyverb

ply verb (WORK)

ply verb (TRAVEL)

Phrasal verb(s)

plynoun [ U ]

plynoun [ U ]

ply noun [ U ] (LAYER)

plyverb

ply verb (WORK)

ply verb (TRAVEL)

Phrasal verb(s)

plyverb

Phrasal verb(s)