| 词汇 | ply somebody with something |
| 释义 | ply somebody with somethingply somebody with something phrasal verbphr v a) GIVEto keep giving someone large quantities of food or drink 不断地给〔某人大量食物和饮料〕 The local people plied me with beer, until I could barely move. 当地人一个劲地灌我啤酒，最后我几乎动弹不了了。 b) ply somebody with questionsASK A QUESTION to keep asking someone questions 不断向某人提问 Examples from the Corpus ply with • In their generosity, or relief of getting out of the kitchen, they ply me with bag loads of organic vegetables.• Enchanted, she too watched the sweet-faced boy who was chattering excitedly while his fond father plied him with Carnival cakes.• It became a joke to ply him with half-pints of beer and fantasies about each other's unfitness for battle.• As Crilly can not drive, I ply myself with junk food and coffee, preparing myself for the wheel.• He is assiduous in plying me with melba toast, and has the charm one always associates with a private homosexual.• It was probably the effect of the wine that Giles had plied her with so freely.• Mandy had plied her with tender loving care until the tears had come.• Finally, Mr Hung may ply you with the baked barbecue pork bun. ply somebody with questions• She had been there before and was very tolerant of the young man plying her with questions.• Ungerer spent a long time plying them with questions. → ply somebody with something at ply1(3) |
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