plying
present participle ofply
| 单词 | plying |
| 释义 | plying present participle ofply ply verb uk/plaɪ/us/plaɪ/plyverb(WORK)[T] tosellor toworkregularlyat something,especiallyat ajobthatinvolvessellingthings: Fishermen insmallboatsplytheirtradeup and down thecoast. Dealers areopenlyplyingdrugsinschoolplaygrounds. Themarkettraderswereloudlyplyingtheirwares. ply for business, trade, etc. totryto getcustomersforyourbusinessin apublicplace, forexample, as ataxidriver, bydrivingaround orwaitingin aregularplace: UKThere are never anytaxisplying fortrade/hireinourarea. Inoticedacoupleofprostitutesplying forbusinesson thecorner. Selling
plyverb(TRAVEL)[I+ adv/prep,T]old-fashioned When aboat,train,bus, etc. plies aparticularroute, it makes thatjourneyregularly: High-speedtrainsregularlyplybetweenParisand Lyons. Thisairlinehas been plying thetransatlanticroutefor manyyears. Travelling
Phrasal verbplysomeonewithsomething Examplesofplyingplying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We have a number of fast, large container shipsplyingthe various oceans of the world today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ferries will presumably still beplyingto and fro. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition,plyingfor hire other than by a licensed hackney carriage is an offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When will the first of these taxis beplyingfor hire? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to have unlimited numbers of taxisplyingfor hire on the roads? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was disturbed to see in a newspaper a few days ago that that master is stillplyinghis trade on tankers around the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1971, 12 summonses were issued for the display of unlawful signs and 17 were for unlawfulplyingfor hire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Reports of alleged illegalplyingfor hire are normally made to local police stations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You have to give it to companies that are flying the flag andplyingtheir trade under the great obstacles of flag discrimination and subsidisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The number actuallyplyingcannot be given, as there is no record of those withdrawn owing to accident, illness of drivers, or any other cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Taxi-cabs throughout the country should be brought within the same class of taxation as thoseplyingfor hire in town. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If a motor car is in a hotel yard and open to hire for the public, is it not standing andplyingfor hire? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose you take the case of a managing owner, or the manager of a shipplyingbetween two foreign ports. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Carsplyingfor hire are very often indistinguishable from cars in private use. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them are subject to the condition of notplyingfor hire but there is a qualification even on that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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