Word · Frequency #13702
ply
股；股线
one of the strands twisted together to make yarn, rope, or thread
常用于复合词，如 three-ply（三股的）。
- 1.
A layer of material.
一层材料。
- 2.
A bent; a direction.
倾向；方向。
- 3.
one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
股,纱线或绳索的股线
- 4.
A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
与其他股绞合在一起构成绳索或纱线的一股。
- 5.
(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
层,如胶合板的一层
- 6.
In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
在双人轮流游戏中,由一名玩家进行的“半回合”或一步棋。
一层材料。；倾向；方向。；股,纱线或绳索的股线；与其他股绞合在一起构成绳索或纱线的一股。；层,如胶合板的一层
In use
The rope is strong because each ply is tightly twisted with the others.
When knitting a blanket, choose a yarn with at least four plies.
He examined the thread and saw that one ply had snapped, weakening the whole strand.
number + plies
作名词表示一股、一层，如绳线或板材；复数常用 plies，也常出现在 two-ply、three-ply 这类复合词中。
The rope was made of six plies twisted together.
这根绳子由六股绞合而成。
ply one's trade as [profession]
固定搭配，意为“从事（某职业或行业）”，常用完成时或带时间段的语境。
She has plied her trade as a potter for twenty years.
她从事陶艺这行已经二十年了。
ply between A and B
用于船、公共汽车等，表示定期往返、行驶于某一路线。
Connections
Collocations
- three-ply wool
- 三股毛线
- She bought three-ply wool to knit the baby a blanket.她买了三股毛线，要给宝宝织毯子。
- ply one's trade
- 从事本行；干老本行
- She has been plying her trade as a lawyer for ten years.她从事律师这一行已经有十年了。
- ply somebody with something
- 不断给某人某物（尤指吃喝）
- The hosts plied us with tea and cakes.主人不停地给我们端茶和糕点。
- ply between
- （船、车等）定期往返于
- Several ferries ply between the two islands every day.每天有几班渡轮定期往返于这两个岛屿之间。
- ply the oars
- 使劲划桨
- They plied the oars against the strong current.他们迎着强烈的水流使劲划桨。
- ply for hire
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想到 plywood（胶合板）：木板一层层压合，每一层叫一个 ply。几股线绞成绳，一股也叫 ply，所以 ply 有“层、股”之意。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：yarn and thread、rope and cord、textile manufacturing 表示纱线、绳索等物品的“股”时，ply 通常与数词连用（如 three-ply），属于中性偏技术性的用词，口语和书面语中都较常见；多用于产品规格或手工编织等语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 ply /plaɪ/ 押韵，重读元音和之后都是 /aɪ/：fly, sly, spy, try, cry, apply。注意 play /pleɪ/ 拼写接近但元音不同，不要读成 /pleɪ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.