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ply (obj) WORKplaIvto work at (esp. a job involving selling things), to sell, or (esp. of a TAXI driver) to drive around or wait in a regular place looking for passengers(努力)从事，(出租车等)候客，等生意Fishermen in small boats ply their trade (= regularly work at their job) up and down the coast. [T]渔民们开着小船沿着海岸做生意。Police are trying to crack down on dealers plying (= selling) drugs in school playgrounds. [T]警方试图打击毒品贩子在校园里贩卖毒品的活动。The town market was busy with traders loudly plying their wares (= repeatedly trying to persuade people to buy their goods). [T]城镇的市场里充满了商人们高声叫卖的声音。(Br) There are never any taxis plying for hire/business/trade (= driving round or waiting for passengers) when you want one. [I]你想要叫出租车的时候，却总没有一辆车。In this part of the city, you often see prostitutes plying for business/trade (= waiting for customers). [I]在这个城市的这个地方，常可以看到妓女们在拉客。
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