/plaɪ ||; plaɪ/verb (present participle plying third person singular present plies;past tense past participle plied) [I,T] to try to sell services or goods to people, especially on the street （尤指在街头）向人硬提供（服务），硬卖（货品） · Boat owners were plying their tradeto passing tourists. 船主向过路的游客兜揽生意。 [I] to ply for business 拉生意 ply sb with sth to keep giving sb food and drink, or asking sb questions 不断给某人食物和饮料或向某人发问: They plied us with food from the moment we arrived. 我们一到，他们就不停给我们送来食物。