Ply - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.

Примеры использования:

He commuted from corby to kentish town

noun

A regular journey of some distance to and from one's place of work.

Примеры использования:

The daily commute

verb

To travel regularly a distance between work and home

Примеры использования:

She commutes to the city by car every day., the governor commuted the sentence and released the pri…

verb

Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.

Примеры использования:

The firm employs 150 people

noun

The state of being employed for wages or a salary.

Примеры использования:

I started work in the employ of a grocer

verb

To pay someone to work or do a job for you

Примеры использования:

The factory employs 87 workers., jacobs employs this phrase repeatedly.

verb

Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

Примеры использования:

Sam folded up the map

noun

A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.

Примеры использования:

The fabric fell in soft folds

verb

Shut (livestock) in a fold.

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Примеры использования:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Примеры использования:

A holdall with two carrying handles

verb

Touch, lift, or hold

noun

An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.

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A heap of cardboard boxes

adverb

A great deal.

Примеры использования:

‘how do you like maggie?’ ‘i like you heaps better!’

verb

Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.

Примеры использования:

She heaped logs on the fire

noun

The action of inserting something.

Примеры использования:

He didn't notice the insertion of the envelope into his pocket

noun

The act of putting one thing into something else, or of adding something to something else

Примеры использования:

The company has encouraged the insertion of exclusion clauses in contracts to prevent executives go…

noun

The act of putting something inside something else, or adding something, especially words to something else

Примеры использования:

Scientists hope that the insertion of normal genes into the diseased cells will provide a cure.

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Примеры использования:

A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Примеры использования:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Примеры использования:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

noun

A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.

Примеры использования:

Arrange a layer of aubergines in a dish

verb

Arrange in a layer or layers.

Примеры использования:

In an ovenproof dish layer the potato and courgette slices

noun

A thin sheet of a substance on top of a surface, or a level of material that is different from the material on either side

Примеры использования:

We put on two layers of paint., the road was built up with layers of crushed stone and asphalt., he…

noun

A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.

Примеры использования:

Many of the trees had lost their leaves

verb

(of a plant, especially a deciduous one in spring) put out new leaves.

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Many plants need a period of dormancy before they leaf and flower

noun

Any of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch

Примеры использования:

By early november it’s getting cold and the trees are starting to lose their leaves., some of the l…

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Примеры использования:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Примеры использования:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

Примеры использования:

He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb

To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it

Примеры использования:

Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

verb

(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).

Примеры использования:

The prime minister operates a system of divide and rule

verb

Perform as expected when applied

verb

To work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

Примеры использования:

[ t ] how do you operate the remote control unit?, [ i ] changes are being introduced to make the d…

verb

Make available for use; supply.

Примеры использования:

These clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area

verb

Give something useful or necessary to

verb

To give something that is needed or wanted to someone

Примеры использования:

The company provides medical benefits to all employees., i can provide you with directions to their…

verb

Entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.

Примеры использования:

He regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon's meeting

noun

A large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used.

Примеры использования:

Sleeping blankets and covers, sheets and quilts have been made - with the children's assistance.

verb

Cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth.

Примеры использования:

Lorry drivers don't sheet their loads

verb

Make a sail more or less taut.

Примеры использования:

Notice also how he is sheeting in the sail

noun

A brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

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A day of sunny spells and scattered showers

verb

(of a mass of small things) fall or be thrown in a shower.

Примеры использования:

Bits of broken glass showered over me

noun

A brief rain, or a light fall of snow

Примеры использования:

A snow shower, a shower of sparks, a shower of confetti, he stays in the shower until there is no m…

noun

A form of transport that travels regularly between two places.

Примеры использования:

The nine o'clock shuttle from edinburgh

verb

Short for shuttlecock.

noun

A vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places, carrying people or things

Примеры использования:

You can take the shuttle across town., the new york to boston shuttle is usually on time., [ i ] a …

verb

Leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.

Примеры использования:

Two of the firm's trucks are stranded in france

noun

The shore of a sea, lake, or large river.

Примеры использования:

A heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand

noun

A single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others.

Примеры использования:

Strands of coloured wool

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Примеры использования:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Примеры использования:

A farm with good water supply

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).

noun

The distance through an object, as distinct from width or height.

Примеры использования:

The gateway is several feet in thickness

verb

Plane or cut (wood) to a desired breadth or depth.

Примеры использования:

He even thicknessed fretboards with the thing.

noun

The state or quality of being thick; the distance from one side of something to the opposite side

Примеры использования:

The thickness of a mattress, several thicknesses of fabric

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Примеры использования:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Примеры использования:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Примеры использования:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Примеры использования:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service

verb

Make practical and effective use of.

Примеры использования:

Vitamin c helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet

Put into service

verb

To make use of something

Примеры использования:

The library’s great collection allowed me to utilize many rare sources.

verb

Hold and use (a weapon or tool).

Примеры использования:

A masked raider wielding a handgun

verb

Handle effectively

verb

To have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon

Примеры использования:

Under the new city charter, the mayor wields most of the power.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Примеры использования:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Примеры использования:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Примеры использования:

Silverwork