ply 音標拼音: [pl'ɑɪ]
n . 厚度,板層,褶
vt . 使用,使勁揮舞,從事,折,彎
vi . 辛勤工作,定期往返
厚度,板層,褶使用,使勁揮舞,從事,折,彎辛勤工作,定期往返
ply n 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 v 1 :
give what is desired or needed ,
especially support ,
food or sustenance ; "
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests "
[
synonym : {
provide }, {
supply }, {
ply }, {
cater }]
2 :
apply oneself diligently ; "
Ply one '
s trade "
3 :
travel a route regularly ; "
Ships ply the waters near the coast " [
synonym : {
ply }, {
run }]
4 :
join together as by twisting ,
weaving ,
or molding ; "
ply fabric "
5 :
wield vigorously ; "
ply an axe "
6 :
use diligently ; "
ply your wits !"
Ply \
Ply \,
v .
i .
1 .
To bend ;
to yield . [
Obs .]
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It would rather burst atwo than plye . --
Chaucer .
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The willow plied ,
and gave way to the gust .
--
L '
Estrange .
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2 .
To act ,
go ,
or work diligently and steadily ;
especially ,
to do something by repeated actions ;
to go back and forth ;
as ,
a steamer plies between certain ports .
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Ere half these authors be read (
which will soon be with plying hard and daily ). --
Milton .
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He was forced to ply in the streets as a porter .
--
Addison .
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The heavy hammers and mallets plied . --
Longfellow .
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3 . (
Naut .)
To work to windward ;
to beat .
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Ply \
Ply \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Plied };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Plying }.] [
OE .
plien ,
F .
plier to fold ,
to bend ,
fr .
L .
plicare ;
akin to Gr . ?,
G .
flechten .
Cf . {
Apply }, {
Complex },
{
Display }, {
Duplicity }, {
Employ }, {
Exploit }, {
Implicate },
{
Plait }, {
Pliant }, {
Flax }.]
1 .
To bend . [
Obs .]
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As men may warm wax with handes plie . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
To lay on closely ,
or in folds ;
to work upon steadily ,
or with repeated acts ;
to press upon ;
to urge importunately ;
as ,
to ply one with questions ,
with solicitations ,
or with drink .
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And plies him with redoubled strokes --
Dryden .
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He plies the duke at morning and at night . --
Shak .
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3 .
To employ diligently ;
to use steadily .
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Go ply thy needle ;
meddle not . --
Shak .
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4 .
To practice or perform with diligence ;
to work at .
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Their bloody task ,
unwearied ,
still they ply .
--
Waller .
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Ply \
Ply \,
n . [
Cf .
F .
pli ,
fr .
plier .
See {
Ply },
v .]
1 .
A fold ;
a plait ;
a turn or twist ,
as of a cord .
--
Arbuthnot .
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2 .
Bent ;
turn ;
direction ;
bias .
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The late learners can not so well take the ply .
--
Bacon .
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Boswell ,
and others of Goldsmith '
s contemporaries , .
. .
did not understand the secret plies of his character . --
W .
Irving .
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The czar '
s mind had taken a strange ply ,
which it retained to the last . --
Macaulay .
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Note :
Ply is used in composition to designate folds ,
or the number of webs interwoven ;
as ,
a three -
ply carpet .
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242 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ply ":
about ship ,
apply pressure ,
back and fill ,
bear away ,
bear off ,
bear to starboard ,
beat ,
beat about ,
beat to windward ,
beset ,
besiege ,
blandish ,
boat ,
box off ,
break ,
bring about ,
bring round ,
bug ,
buttonhole ,
cajole ,
canoe ,
cant ,
cant round ,
carry sail ,
cast ,
cast about ,
change course ,
change the heading ,
circumnavigate ,
close -
haul ,
coast ,
coat ,
coating ,
coax ,
collop ,
come about ,
come in contact ,
course ,
cover ,
covering ,
crease ,
creasing ,
crimp ,
crisp ,
cross ,
cruise ,
cut ,
deal ,
disk ,
dispense ,
do ,
do with ,
dog -
ear ,
double ,
double a point ,
double over ,
doubling ,
dun ,
duplicature ,
employ ,
enfold ,
exercise ,
exert ,
exert pressure ,
feel ,
feel of ,
fetch about ,
feuille ,
film ,
finger ,
flap ,
flection ,
flexure ,
flick ,
flounce ,
flute ,
foil ,
fold ,
fold over ,
force upon ,
frill ,
function ,
gather ,
go about ,
go by ship ,
go on shipboard ,
go over ,
go to sea ,
gybe ,
handle ,
heave round ,
importune ,
infold ,
insist ,
interfold ,
jibe ,
jibe all standing ,
lamella ,
lamina ,
laminated glass ,
laminated wood ,
lap ,
lap over ,
lapel ,
lappet ,
leaf ,
luff ,
luff up ,
make a passage ,
make use of ,
manage ,
maneuver ,
manipulate ,
measure ,
membrane ,
miss stays ,
motorboat ,
nag ,
nag at ,
navigate ,
operate ,
overpass ,
palm ,
palpate ,
pane ,
panel ,
pass over ,
pass through ,
patina ,
patrol ,
paw ,
peel ,
pellicle ,
perambulate ,
peregrinate ,
pererrate ,
pester ,
pinch ,
plague ,
plait ,
plank ,
plat ,
plate ,
plating ,
play ,
pleat ,
plica ,
plicate ,
plication ,
plicature ,
ply upon ,
plywood ,
poke at ,
practice ,
press ,
press upon ,
pressure ,
prod ,
push ,
push upon ,
put about ,
put back ,
put forth ,
put out ,
quill ,
range ,
range over ,
rasher ,
reconnoiter ,
round a point ,
row ,
ruche ,
ruching ,
ruff ,
ruffle ,
run ,
safety glass ,
sail ,
sail fine ,
sail round ,
sail the sea ,
scour ,
scour the country ,
scout ,
scull ,
scum ,
seafare ,
sheer ,
sheet ,
shift ,
skin ,
slab ,
slat ,
slew ,
slice ,
steam ,
steamboat ,
sweep ,
swerve ,
swing ,
swing round ,
swing the stern ,
table ,
tablet ,
tack ,
take a voyage ,
tap ,
tease ,
throw ,
throw about ,
thrust upon ,
thumb ,
touch ,
touch the wind ,
track ,
transit ,
travel over ,
travel through ,
traverse ,
tuck ,
turn ,
turn back ,
turn over ,
twiddle ,
twill ,
urge ,
urge upon ,
use ,
utilize ,
veer ,
veneer ,
voyage ,
wafer ,
wear ,
wear ship ,
wheedle ,
wield ,
wind ,
work ,
work on ,
yacht ,
yaw
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