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*play¹ /ple; pleɪ/
v
1 [I,T] to take part in a sport or game 参加〔运动或游戏〕:
Do you know how to play chess? 你会下国际象棋吗？
The guys are playing basketball. 那些家伙在打篮球。
play against sb/play sb The 49ers are playing the Vikings on Saturday. 星期六 49 人队要和维京人队比赛。
play for (=play in a team) 为…打［踢］球: Garcia plays for the Hornets. 加西亚为大黄蜂队打球。
2 [I,T] to do things that you enjoy, for example using toys and taking part in games — use this especially about children 〔尤指儿童〕玩，玩耍:
He has lots of toys to play with. 他有许多玩具供他玩。
Why don't you go out and play with your friends? 你为什么不出去和朋友们一起玩？
3 [I,T] to use a musical instrument to produce music 演奏〔乐器〕:
When I was at school I used to play the piano. 我以前上学的时候常弹钢琴。
4 [I,T] if you play a record, radio etc, or it plays, it produces music or sounds 开，播放〔唱片、收音机等〕:
She always plays her radio really loud. 她总是把收音机开得很响。
What's that song they're playing? 他们播放的那首歌叫什么？
5 [T] to take part in a film, programme, play etc as one of the characters in it 扮演〔角色〕:
The hero is played by Sean Penn. 主角由辛潘饰演。
6 play a trick/joke on sb to do something to surprise or trick someone 与某人开玩笑/戏弄某人
7 [I,T] to behave in a particular way 假装，装扮:
play it cool (=pretend to be calm) 故作镇静; 临危不乱
play the fool (=behave in a silly way) 装小丑: I wish he'd stop playing the fool. 我希望他别再装小丑了。
8 play safe/play it safe to not take any risks or do anything that might cause problems 慎重行事
9 play games to behave in a silly and annoying way which wastes times or causes problems for other people 胡闹; 耍花招
10 play ball AmE 【美】
a) to play with a ball 玩球，打球:
Don't play ball in the house. 别在屋里打球。
b) informal to agree to do what someone wants you to do 【非正式】 同意按别人的要求去做，合作:
Do you think he'll play ball? 你认为他会合作吗？
11 play a part/role to have an effect on something 起作用，有影响:
Genetic factors may also play a part. 遗传因素也可能起一定的作用。
12 play it by ear informal to not plan what you are going to do, but decide when you know what the situation is like 【非正式】 随机应变，见机行事:
I'm not sure what mood he'll be in, so we'll have to play it by ear. 我不肯定他到时候心情怎么样，我们就只好见机行事了。
13 be playing with fire to be doing something that could make something very bad happen 做危险的事，玩火:
If you invest in the stock market now, you're playing with fire. 假如你现在投资证券市场，那就冒大风险了。
14 play on your mind if something plays on your mind, you worry about it a lot 十分担忧
15 play for time to try to make something happen more slowly, because you need more time, or you do not want it to happen 故意拖延时间
→ see also 另见 play hooky (HOOKY), play truant (TRUANT)
play around1 informal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife 【非正式】 乱搞男女关系，通奸
2 to spend time playing games or behaving in a silly way 玩耍; 胡闹:
I wish those kids would stop playing around outside our house. 我希望那些小孩别再在我们的屋子外面瞎胡闹了。
play around/about with sth
→ see 见 PLAY WITH STH
play at sth
1 to pretend to do something, or not do it seriously or properly 假装在做〔某事〕; 敷衍对待〔某事〕
2 what is he/she etc playing at? spoken used when you are annoyed with someone, especially because they have not done what they said they would do 【口】 他/她等在搞什么鬼？
play sth ↔ back
to let someone hear or see again something that has been recorded on a TAPE, VIDEO etc 重新播放〔已录好的录音带、录像带等〕
play sth ↔ down
to try to make something seem less important or bad than it really is 降低［缩小］…的重要性，贬低:
The government was anxious to play down the latest economic figures. 政府急于要低调处理最近的经济数据。
play sb off against sb
to try to make two people or groups argue or compete with each other, in order to get advantages for yourself 〔为渔利而〕使冲突，使争斗
play on sth
to use someone's worries, fears, weaknesses etc to persuade them to believe something 利用…以达到目的:
The film plays on people's fears and prejudices. 这部影片抓住了大众的恐惧心理和偏见。
play sth ↔ up
1 [T play sth ↔ up] to make something seem better, more important etc than it really is 夸大，渲染:
Newspaper reports tried to play up the mystery surrounding Elvis's death. 报纸的报道试图渲染埃尔维斯死亡的神秘性。
2 [I] if children play up, they behave badly 〔儿童〕捣蛋，胡闹
play with sth, play around/about with sth
1 to keep touching or moving something 〔不停地〕摆弄，玩弄:
Stop playing with the remote control! 别一直摆弄遥控器！
2 to do something in different ways, in order to find the best way of doing it 反复试验〔以找出最佳方法〕:
I've been playing around with different designs. 我在反复尝试用各种不同的设计方案。
→ see also 另见 PLAY AROUND
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