| 单词 | play |
| 释义 | playplaysplayedplayingplayplay1 /pleɪ/ verb1children [intransitive and transitive] when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often with other people or with toys: Kids were playing outside in the street.kidbeplay 孩子们在外面的街道上玩。play withWhy don’t you go and play with your friends?friend 你干吗不去和你的朋友们玩？The children were playing cowboys and Indians.childbeplaycowboy孩子们在玩“牛仔和印第安人”游戏。2sport/game [intransitive and transitive] to take part in a sport or game: The guys are playing basketball.guybeplay那些家伙在打篮球。Do you know how to play chess?你会下国际象棋吗？play againstManchester United are playing against Liverpool on Saturday.unitebeplay 曼联队星期六将迎战利物浦队。Who is she playing (=playing against) in the final?beplay 决赛中她将和谁比赛？play for something (=play in a particular team)Garcia plays for the Hornets.playhornet加西亚效力于黄蜂队。Scholes is injured and won’t play.beinjurewin 斯科尔斯因伤无法参加比赛。The game will be played at Shea stadium.play这场比赛将在谢亚体育场进行。3musical instrument [intransitive and transitive] to use a musical instrument to produce music: I’m learning to play the piano.learn 我在学弹钢琴。You play very well.你弹得非常好。4CD/radio etc [intransitive and transitive] if a CD, radio etc plays, or if you play it, it produces music or sounds: A radio was playing softly.beplay 一台收音机在轻柔地播放着。play somebody somethingLet me play you my new CD.我来给你放我新买的激光唱片吧。5film/theatre [transitive] to act the part of a particular character in a film, play etc: The hero is played by Sean Penn.beplay 男主角由肖恩∙潘饰演。play a role/part/characterJosie Lawrence plays the part of Lottie.play乔茜∙劳伦斯扮演洛蒂这一角色。6behave [intransitive and transitive] to behave in a particular way: I wish he’d stop playing the fool (=behaving in a silly way).play我希望他别再胡闹了。Always play safe (=avoid risks) by telling someone where you are going.tellbego为了安全起见﹐一定要告诉别人你要去哪里。 ➔ play hooky at hooky, play truant at truantPhrasesplay ball informal to agree to do what someone wants you to do: Do you think he’ll play ball?你认为他会听命吗？play the game to do things in the usual or expected way: If you don’t play the game, you won’t survive.win你不遵守规则就无法生存。play games disapproving to cause problems or annoy people by not being completely honest with them: She’s playing games with his emotions.playgameemotion她在玩弄他的感情。play it by ear to wait until you know more about a situation before you make any definite plans: ‘Shall we take a picnic?’ ‘Well, let’s play it by ear.’“我们去野餐好吗？”“噢﹐我们看情况吧。”play a trick/joke on somebody to do something to surprise or trick someone: The kids in the class decided to play a joke on their teacher.kiddecide班上的孩子们决定捉弄他们的老师。play a part/role to have an effect on something: A good diet plays an important part in keeping healthy.playkeep合理的饮食在保持身体健康方面起到重要作用。What is somebody playing at? British English spoken used when you do not understand what someone is doing or why they are doing it, and you are annoyed with them: What do you think you’re playing at?play你到底在搞什么鬼？GrammarDo not use the before the names of sports and games. Do not say ‘We played the football/the tennis.’ Say We played football/tennis.play（我们踢足球/打网球。）Word Choice: play, go, or do?You use play about sports in which you throw, kick, or hit a ball, for example tennis, soccer, golf, and basketball:I used to play rugby when I was at school.usebe我上学时打过橄榄球。Do you play volleyball?你会打排球吗？You use go before sports activities that use the form v+ing, for example running, cycling, skiing, and swimming:Mick goes jogging every morning.gojog麦克每天早晨都会慢跑锻炼。You use do about other sports activities, for example judo, karate, aerobics, and tai chi:Tim does karate.do蒂姆练习空手道。Phrasal verbsplay around (also play aboutplay about British English) phrasal verb1informal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife2to try doing something in different ways to see which is bestplay around withPlay around with the images until you are satisfied.imagebesatisfy反复调整图像直到满意为止。3to behave in a silly way: I wish those kids would stop playing around outside our house.kidwillplay我希望那些小孩别再在我们的屋子外面瞎胡闹了。play around with something (also play about with something British English) phrasal verb to keep touching or moving something SYN fiddle with: Stop playing around with the remote control!play别再把玩遥控器了！play at something phrasal verb to do something without being serious about it or doing it properly: He’s just playing at being an artist.playbe 他当艺术家只是玩玩而已。play something ↔ back phrasal verb to play something that has been recorded on a machine so that you can listen to it or watch itplay something ↔ down phrasal verb to try to make something seem less important or bad than it really is: The government was anxious to play down the latest unemployment figures.belatefigure政府急切地想淡化最新的失业数字。play somebody off against somebody phrasal verb to encourage two people or groups to argue or compete with each other, in order to get advantages for yourselfplay on something phrasal verb to use someone’s fears or weaknesses in order to get what you want: The film plays on people’s fears and prejudices.playfearprejudice这部影片抓住了人们的恐惧心理和偏见。play up phrasal verb1play something ↔ up to make something seem better, more important etc than it really is: He was obviously keen to play up his relationship with her.be 他显然很喜欢渲染和她的关系。2play (somebody) up British English informal if children play up, they behave badlyplay with something phrasal verb to keep touching or moving something: Stop playing with the light switch!play别再摆弄电灯开关！ |
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