plied
past simple and past participle ofply
| 单词 | plied |
| 释义 | plied past simple and past 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 Examplesofpliedplied In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Each thread is in turn shown to comprisepliedstrands of sub-agendas and contradictions which are subtly explored. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyplieda highly personalised and semi-authoritarian regime with substantial resources. From theCambridge English Corpus These womenplieda limited range of trades relative to their husbands: there were only 15 distinct occupations among these married women, compared to 26 occupations for their husbands. From theCambridge English Corpus Before betting shops were legalised, that trade waspliedon the streets and gave offence to passers-by. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the year before the war, the local authorities sup-pliedtwo-thirds of the population's supply of electricity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I declare an interest as someone whopliedhis trade, or calling, in the magistrates courts for a number of years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The principle of the majority rule having brought us to a dead end, what other possible principles might be ap-plied? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe 1,000 omnibusespliedon that route on that occasion and got the people there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Swanage pier was in its heyday about 70 or 80 years ago when a large number of paddle steamerspliedup and down the coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For hundreds of years its mariners and fishermen havepliedthe seas, risking life and limb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have, supplied, not one case, but several eases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He raised his family andpliedhis honourable trade till the day he died. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If he really thinks that the only place where this trade ispliedis on the streets, he has a great deal to learn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rabbits are suppliedto the full value of the ration meat not drawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The right to fish for a livelihood is almost a civic right in terms of the people who havepliedthe seas for centuries. 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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