ply

verb

1. 定时往来；定期行驶
   to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular places
   1. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
      渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。
   2. canals plied by gondolas and steam boats
      有小划船和蒸汽船往来的运河
2. （娴熟地）使用
   to use a tool, especially in a skilful way
   1. The tailor delicately plied his needle.
      裁缝精巧地飞针走线。

noun

1. （毛线、绳子、木板等的计量单位）股，层，厚
   a measurement of wool, rope, wood, etc. that tells you how thick it is
   1. four-ply knitting yarn
      四股毛线

1. VERB 不断供给
   If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it.
   1. Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food...
      埃尔茜得知玛丽亚身体不适，就不停地给她弄吃的。
   2. The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.
      宴会上不断有人给可怜的牧师灌酒。
2. VERB 不断问；追问
   If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions.
   1. Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay.
      乔瓦尼一个劲儿地问他问题，想要拖住他。
3. VERB 从事，经营（尤指街头销售或服务）
   If you ply a trade, you do a particular kind of work regularly as your job, especially a kind of work that involves trying to sell goods or services to people outdoors.
   1. ...the market traders noisily plying their wares...
      大声吆喝货物的集市商贩
   2. It's illegal for unmarked minicabs to ply for hire.
      无标志的电话预订出租车沿街拉客是非法的。
4. VERB （船、飞机或车辆）定期往返于
   If a ship, aircraft, or vehicle plies a route, it makes regular journeys along that route.
   1. Eighteen boats plied the 1,000 miles of river along a trading route...
      18艘船沿着贸易航线往返于1,000英里的河面上。
   2. The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.
      色彩明艳的船只往来于岛屿之间。

1. Lay strips of 4mm ply over the mesh and nail these down with panel pins.
   把4毫米厚的胶合板条铺在网子上，然后用镶板钉钉牢。
2. Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food
   埃尔茜得知玛丽亚身体不适，就不停地给她弄吃的。
3. The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.
   宴会上不断有人给可怜的牧师灌酒。
4. Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay.
   乔瓦尼一个劲儿地问他问题，想要拖住他。
5. Eighteen boats plied the 1,000 miles of river along a trading route
   18艘船沿着贸易航线往返于1,000英里的河面上。
6. The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.
   色彩明艳的船只往来于岛屿之间。
7. What ply wool will I need?
   我需用多少股粗的毛线？
8. The workers have no guarantee that they can continue to ply their skills.
   工人们得不到可以一直在一个工种中不断锤炼技术的保证。
9. Ply: Number of sheets of paper or board pasted together for strength, Thus;
   层：表示多少张纸或纸板粘结一起，增加强度的情况。
10. I ply'd my fire all night long, till day broke;
    我把火烧了一整夜，一直烧到天亮。
11. Buses ply between the two cities.
    公车定期往返于那两个城市之间。
12. Further study shows that the main factors affecting the deformation properties of laminated glass, are load type, load duration, support condition and glass ply.
    进一步的计算分析表明，荷载作用类型及持续时间、支承方式和内外层玻璃板厚变化，是影响夹层玻璃整体变形性能的主要因素。
13. The effect of the ply scheme on void content and mechanical properties of PP/ GMT sheets has been studied in detail.
    针对PP/GMT材料，研究了铺层结构对片材孔隙含量和力学性能的影响。
14. Dozens of ferries also ply the waters between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
    很多渡船也在利用香港和深圳之间的水域。
15. The Ply phone at the KDDI booth is designed to look like several slices of wood sandwiched together.
    在KDDI公司的手机展台铺层的设计看起来像木头夹在一起几片。
16. A new passenger liner to ply the North Atlantic route.
    一艘将在北大西洋航线上定期航行的新客轮。
17. "Because you found none of your social level to ply your wiles on?" he laughed harshly.
    “因为你没有找到和你的社会地位相同的人来实施你的诡计？”他粗俗笑道。
18. The P. M. S. S. Co. steamers, which ply between China and San Francisco, touch at Yokohama.
    航行于中国与旧金山线的P.M.S.S.公司的轮船中途在横滨停泊。
19. Their cars, some bedecked with flags and slogans, ply the expressway between Chengdu and Jiangyou.
    从成都到江油的高速公路上，志愿者的车辆往来不断，有些人还在车上打出了旗帜和标语。
20. Three-wheeled bicycles piled impossibly high with plastic, cardboard and Styrofoam ply the streets.
    堆积着多得令人难以置信的塑料、纸板和泡沫塑料的三轮车，定点穿梭在街道巷尾。
21. Establishment Method of the Finite Element Model Considering Actual Fiber Orientation and Ply Splice
    考虑纤维实际取向和铺层拼接问题的有限元模型建立方法
22. Ferries carrying passengers and commercial lorries ply daily, between Hull and Rotterdam.
    载运旅客的班渡和商用货车定期往返于赫尔港和鹿特丹港之间。
23. The novel radial ply tyre bead wire automatic positioning mechanism can effectively ensure the concentricity of the bead and the flat drum and the verticality of the main shaft.
    本实用新型有效地保证了胎圈与平鼓的同心度和与主轴的垂直度。
24. With this seven ply line, single wall, double wall and triple wall corrugated board can be produced.
    七层瓦楞纸板生产线，可以生产三层，五层及七层瓦楞纸板。
25. High-speed trains regularly ply between Paris and lyons.
    高速列车定期往返于巴黎和里昂之间。
26. These ply counts work with the layup techniques and frame tube diameters I've used.
    这些层数与铺放技术和我所用的直径车架管直径协同工作。
27. What ply is this wool? two-ply.
    这是几股毛线？两股。
28. Continuous filament and ply yarns are inherently strong enough and usually do not require boosting of their strength.
    连续长丝纱和股线具有较高的强度，通常不必进一步增加强度。
29. Either. I used uni everywhere but the final visible ply; I used bidirectional for that.
    都用。除了最外面的可见层，我都用单向；那里我用的双向的。

ply sb with sth

1. 持续大量提供（食物、饮料等）
   to keep giving sb large amounts of sth, especially food and/or drink
   1. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
      渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。
   2. canals plied by gondolas and steam boats
      有小划船和蒸汽船往来的运河
2. 不停地提问
   to keep asking sb questions
   1. The tailor delicately plied his needle.
      裁缝精巧地飞针走线。

v.

ply your trade

• 从事工作；做事
  to do your work or business

ply for hire/trade/business

• 招徕顾客；等生意
  to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business
  1. taxis plying for hire outside the theatre
     在剧院外招揽乘客的出租车

noun

1. (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood

2. one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread
   1. three-ply cord
   2. four-ply yarn

verb

1. use diligently
   1. ply your wits!

2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

   Synonym:    providesupplycater

3. wield vigorously
   1. ply an axe

4. join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
   1. ply fabric

5. travel a route regularly
   1. Ships ply the waters near the coast

   Synonym:    run

6. apply oneself diligently
   1. Ply one's trade