ply

層

複数の層からなる素材の、一つの層。

やさしい英語で： One layer in a material made from several layers.

• The outer ply had split.
• Each ply of wood is glued to the next.
• This board contains five thin plies.

使い方： ply of something (We added another ply of wood.)

類義語： layer

よく使う表現： single ply, outer ply, ply of wood

撚り糸の一本、素糸

より合わせて糸やロープを作る、細い糸の一本。

やさしい英語で： One of the threads twisted together to make yarn or rope.

• One ply of the yarn broke.
• The rope has three plies twisted together.
• Separate each ply before repairing the damaged section.

使い方： ply of something (One ply of the rope had snapped.)

類義語： strand

よく使う表現： single ply, yarn ply, ply of yarn

半手、プライ

二人が交互に指すゲームで、一人のプレイヤーが行う一回の手。

やさしい英語で： One move by one player in a game where two players take turns.

• One ply means one player moves.
• The chess engine searches twenty plies ahead.
• At this ply, the computer considers every legal move.

類義語： half-move

よく使う表現： one ply, search ply, ply depth

状態、境遇

人や物が置かれている状態や状況。

やさしい英語で： The state or condition that someone or something is in.

• The storm left the farm in a poor ply.
• He found his affairs in a sorry ply.
• The old house was in a worse ply than before.

類義語： state, condition

よく使う表現： poor ply, sorry ply

営む、従事する

仕事や活動をこつこつと丁寧に行う。

やさしい英語で： To work steadily and carefully at a job or activity.

• She plies her trade in the market.
• He plied his craft for forty years.
• Artists ply their trade along the river.

類義語： practise, pursue

よく使う表現： ply a trade, ply a craft

しきりに勧める、ふんだんに与える

人に繰り返し物を与えたり勧めたりする。相手を動かす目的のことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To keep giving or offering someone something, often to influence them.

• They plied us with food.
• The host plied his guests with wine all evening.
• She tried to ply him with gifts to win his support.

使い方： ply someone with something (The host plied us with cake.)

よく使う表現： ply with drink, ply someone with food

質問攻めにする、しつこく迫る

相手に答えさせようと、質問や要求を繰り返して圧力をかける。

やさしい英語で： To repeatedly ask someone questions or make requests, putting pressure on them to respond.

• Reporters plied her with questions.
• The children plied him with requests for another story.
• They kept plying me with questions about my trip.

使い方： ply someone with something (She plied the guide with questions.)

類義語： bombard, press

よく使う表現： ply with questions, ply someone with requests

操る、使う

道具や武器を、力を込めて繰り返し使う。

やさしい英語で： To use a tool or weapon repeatedly and with effort.

• She plied her needle all evening.
• The rowers plied their oars against the current.
• He plied his axe until the tree fell.

類義語： wield, use

よく使う表現： ply an oar, ply a needle, ply an axe