英汉词典

ply 基本解释

• vt. 使用，不住地使用；折，弯；从事
• vi. 辛勤工作；定期地来往（船、车等）
• n. 厚度；板层；褶

ply 词态变化

ply 中文词源

来自拉丁语plicare,弯，转，折叠，编织，扭，词源同imply,complicate,complex.引申诸相关词义。

ply 英文词源

ply

ply: English has two distinct words ply, although ultimately they are related. The one meaning ‘fold, twist, layer’ [14], now mainly found in plywood [20] and in combinations such as twoply and three-ply, comes from Old French pli, a derivative of the verb plier ‘bend, fold’ (source of English apply [14], pliable [15], pliant [14], pliers [16], and reply).

This went back to Latin plicāre ‘fold’, a relative of English fold and source of accomplice, complicate [17], employ, explicit, imply, pleat, plight ‘predicament’, and supplicate. It was formed from a base that also produced English perplex [16] and the final syllables of simple and supple. The apple pie of apple-pie bed [18] is thought to be an alteration of French nappe pliée ‘folded sheet’. Ply ‘travel a route regularly’ or ‘solicit’ (as in ‘ply for hire’) [14] is short for apply, a relative of ply ‘fold’, and originally meant ‘apply, employ’ (as in ‘ply one’s needle’).
=> accomplice, apply, complicate, comply, double, employ, explicit, fold, imply, perplex, pleat, pliable, pliers, plight, reply, simple, supple, supplicate

ply (v.1)

"work with, use," late 14c., shortened form of applien "join to, apply" (see apply). The core of this is Latin plicare "to lay, fold, twist," from PIE root *plek- "to plait, twist" (cognates: Greek plekein "to plait, twine," plektos "twisted;" Latin plectere (past participle plexus) "to plait, braid, intertwine;" Old Church Slavonic plesti "to braid, plait, twist;" Gothic flahta "braid;" Old English fleax "cloth made with flax, linen").

Sense of "travel regularly" is first 1803, perhaps from earlier sense "steer a course" (1550s). Related: Plied; plies; plying.

ply (n.)

"a layer, a fold" 1530s, from Middle French pli "a fold" (13c.), alteration of Old French ploi "fold, pleat, layer" (12c.), verbal noun from ployer (later pleier) "to bend, to fold," from Latin plicare "to fold, lay" see ply (v.1)). This is the ply in plywood.

ply (v.2)

"to bend," late 14c., plien, from Old French plier, earlier pleier "to fold, bend," from Latin plicare "to lay, fold, twist" (see ply (v.1)). Related: Plied; plies; plying.

ply 词组搭配

ply 英文释义

1. one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination;

"three-ply cord"

"four-ply yarn"

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

ply 双语例句

1. You need 3 balls of any 4-ply knitting wool.

需要随便3团4股羊毛线。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It's illegal for unmarked mini-cabs to ply for hire.

无标志的电话预订出租车沿街拉客是非法的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.

色彩明艳的船只往来于岛屿之间。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.

渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。

来自《权威词典》

5. Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.

渡船定时往返于湖的各旅游景点.

来自《简明英汉词典》

ply 实用场景例句

Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.

渡船定时穿越狭窄的海峡驶向海岛。

牛津词典

canals plied by gondolas and steam boats

有小划船和蒸汽船往来的运河

牛津词典

The tailor delicately plied his needle.

裁缝精巧地飞针走线。

牛津词典

taxis plying for hire outside the theatre

在剧院外招揽乘客的出租车

牛津词典

He plied me with questions from the moment he arrived.

他一到就不断地向我提问题。

牛津词典

four-ply knitting yarn

四股毛线

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the market traders noisily plying their wares...

大声吆喝货物的集市商贩

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.

色彩明艳的船只往来于岛屿之间。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Two or more single strands may be twisted together to form ply yarn.

针织用纱捻度比机织用纱少,可以是单纱或股线.

期刊摘选

The particularly craven hackers, phishing fraudsters and malware writers ply the trade for cash, not kicks.

特别胆小的黑客 、 钓鱼诈骗和恶意软件写手通过病毒套取现金而不是击溃电脑.

期刊摘选

The offer for adding embossment unit or ply number of rewinding can be decided through negotiation.

增加压纹或增加复卷层数,设备价格面议.

期刊摘选

Drug abusers huff glue and inhalants while dealers ply their trade on the streets of Tepito.

在塔皮托的街头,吸毒者在路旁吸食毒品,毒贩则在一边进行毒品交易.

期刊摘选

Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.

渡船定时往返于湖的各旅游景点.

《简明英汉词典》

It is the ideal equipment for manufacturing the radial tyre or nylon ply bias tyre.

它是理想的设备制造子午线轮胎或尼龙层偏见的轮胎.

期刊摘选

Their cars, some bedecked with flags and slogans, ply the expressway between Chengdu and Jiangyou.

他们的车不停的往返于成江高速公路, 其中有些车还挂满了红旗和标语.

期刊摘选

The ships ply between Glasgow and New York.

那些班船定期往返于格拉斯哥与纽约之间.

期刊摘选

Packed in 2 Ply Cartons with Kraft and Bound with Four Plastic Belts Externally Packing Sound.

双层纸箱装,外扎四道塑料腰带,内裹牛皮纸,包装完好.

期刊摘选

And don't ply foreigners with lots and lots of disparate questions.

不要没完没了地向老外提出大量的互不相关的问题.

期刊摘选

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.

期刊摘选

Can you put me through to Mrs. ply, please ?

请接派尔夫人好 吗 ?

期刊摘选

The animals at Suaq ply their tools for two major purposes.

斯瓦克的红毛猩猩使用工具,主要目的有二.

期刊摘选

Boats ply the channel in all weather.

小船风雨无阻地定期往返于该海峡.

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