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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   ply

   • IPA[plī]

   美式

   • v.
     work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements)；work steadily at (one's business or trade); conduct

   • verb: ply, 3rd person present: plies, gerund or present participle: plying, past tense: plied, past participle: plied

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements) a tailor delicately plying his needle 同義詞 use, wield, work, work with, employ, ... 更多operate, utilize, manipulate, handle
   • ▪ work steadily at (one's business or trade); conduct he plied a profitable export trade 同義詞 engage in, carry on, be engaged in, pursue, conduct, ... 更多follow, practice, work at, occupy oneself with, busy oneself with, archaicprosecute
   • 2. (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes ferries ply across a strait to the island 同義詞 go regularly, travel regularly, make regular journeys, travel, go back and forth, ... 更多shuttle, commute
   • ▪ travel over (a route) regularly for commercial purposes the motion of the big tug as it plied the Jersey coastline
   • 3. provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way a flight attendant who plied them with soft drinks 同義詞 provide, supply, keep supplying, lavish, shower, ... 更多regale, load, heap
   • ▪ direct (numerous questions) at someone the presiding judge plied him with a series of absurd questions 同義詞 bombard, assail, besiege, beset, pester, ... 更多plague, harass, importune, informalhassle