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1. V-T If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it. 不斷供給

Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food. 埃爾茜聽說(shuō)瑪麗亞身體不好，就不停地給她食物。

2. V-T If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions. 盤問(wèn)

Giovanni plied him with questions and comments with the deliberate intention of prolonging his stay. 喬瓦尼不停地向他問(wèn)問(wèn)題并發(fā)表意見，故意拖住他。

3. V to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc) 繼續(xù); 追求(某項(xiàng)事業(yè)或交易)

4. N a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc 層; 股

5. N (in combination) 層疊的; 股的

four-ply

6. V to twist together (two or more single strands) to make yarn 把(兩股或多股線)捻成合股紗