ply
To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yieldTo bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
» He plied me with tequila all evening.
Он весь вечер усиленно угощал меня текилой.
Значение
значений: 9(непереходный)To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
сгиба́тьsgibátʹ
(переходный)To work at (something) diligently.
He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.
усе́рдно рабо́татьusérdno rabótatʹ
use diligently
(переходный)To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
He plied his ax with bloody results.
wield vigorously
(переходный)To press upon; to urge persistently.
to ply someone with questions or solicitations
(переходный)To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
to ply someone with drink
по́тчеватьpótčevatʹ
(переходный и непереходный)To travel over (a route) regularly.
to ply the seven seas
The steamer plies between several ports on the coast.
курси́роватьkursírovatʹ
travel a route regularly
(устаревшее, переходный)To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
biegen, falten
скру́чиватьskrúčivatʹ, сгиба́тьsgibátʹ
(непереходный, устаревшее)To work diligently.
apply oneself diligently
(непереходный, устаревшее)To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.
Примеры
предложений: 8He plied me with tequila all evening.
Он весь вечер усиленно угощал меня текилой.
They plied me with questions.
Они забросали меня вопросами.
She plied her trade near the freeway on ramp.
He plied her with alcohol until she was unable to resist his advances.
Here plying levers, where the flooring shows / weak joists, we heave it over.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 4
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English plīen, pli, plie (“to bend, fold, mould, shape; to be flexible; to beFrom Middle English plīen, pli, plie (“to bend, fold, mould, shape; to be flexible; to be submissive, humble oneself; to compel someone to submit”), from Anglo-Norman plier, plaier, pleier, ploier, and Middle French plier, ployer (“to bend, fold; to be submissive; to compel someone to submit”) (modern French plier, ployer), from Old French ploiier, pleier (“to fold”), from Latin plicāre (“to fold”); see further at etymology 1. The word is cognate with Catalan plegar (“to bend, fold”), Italian piegare (“to bend, fold, fold up”), Old Occitan plegar, plejar, pleyar (“to fold”) (modern Occitan plegar), Spanish plegar (“to fold”).
From apply; compare Middle English plīen, pli, plie, pleie (“to place (something) around, on, or over, to cover; to apply, use; to strive”), short for aplīen, applīen (“to combine, join; to attach; to assemble; to use, be of use; to allot; to apply; to inflict; to go; to ply, steer; to comply, submit”), from Old French applier, aplier, aploier (“to bend; to apply”), from Latin applicāre, present active infinitive of applicō (“to apply; to attach, join; to add”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + plicō (“to bend, fold, roll up”); see further at etymology 1.
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Формы
plies, plying, plied, pliedСинонимы
синонимов: 4Однокоренные
связанных слов: 16Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени