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VERB
不断供给
If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it.
例句
Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food...
埃尔茜得知玛丽亚身体不适，就不停地给她弄吃的。
The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.
宴会上不断有人给可怜的牧师灌酒。
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VERB
不断问；追问
If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions.
例句
Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay.
乔瓦尼一个劲儿地问他问题，想要拖住他。
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VERB
从事，经营（尤指街头销售或服务）
If you ply a trade, you do a particular kind of work regularly as your job, especially a kind of work that involves trying to sell goods or services to people outdoors.
例句
...the market traders noisily plying their wares...
大声吆喝货物的集市商贩
It's illegal for unmarked minicabs to ply for hire.
无标志的电话预订出租车沿街拉客是非法的。
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VERB
（船、飞机或车辆）定期往返于
If a ship, aircraft, or vehicle plies a route, it makes regular journeys along that route.
例句
Eighteen boats plied the 1,000 miles of river along a trading route...
18艘船沿着贸易航线往返于1,000英里的河面上。
The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.
色彩明艳的船只往来于岛屿之间。