| 词汇 | play |
| 释义 | play verb uk /pleɪ/ us /pleɪ/ playverb (ENJOY)A1[ I ] When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity: （尤指儿童）玩，玩耍 play withThe children spent the afternoon playing with their new toys.孩子们下午在玩自己的新玩具。 My daughter used to play with the kids next door.我女儿过去常跟隔壁的孩子们玩。 Children were playing on the village green.孩子们正在村子的公共草地上玩耍。 I'm not playing with him, he's not nice to me! Erik needed a good wash after playing in the garden all day. I asked Sophie if she wanted to come round and play with Isabel. It's nice to hear children playing in the street. Children's games blind man's buff card game cold conker deck of cards dingbat double Dutch dress-up box dressing-up box hide-and-seek hopscotch keep (someone/something) away magnet fishing marble pack of cards painting painting by numbersidiom piggyback ringtoss warm playverb (GAME)A1[ I or T ] to take part in a game or other organized activity: 参加（游戏、比赛等） play something (with someone)Do you want to play cards/football (with us)?你想（和我们）打牌／踢球吗？ play inIrene won't be able to play in the tennis match on Saturday.艾琳星期六不能参加网球比赛。 play forWhich team do you play for?你为哪支球队效力？ Luke plays centre-forward (= plays in that position within the team).卢克踢中锋。 B1[ T ] to compete against a person or team in a game: 与…比赛 Who are the Giants playing next week?下星期巨人队和哪个队比赛？ [ T ] to hit or kick a ball in a game: 踢（球），击打（球） play something to someoneHe played the ball back to the goalkeeper.他把球踢回给守门员。 A good pool player takes time deciding which shot to play.一个优秀的台球选手会从容考虑击哪个球。 [ T ] (in a card game) to choose a card from the ones you are holding and put it down on the table: 出（牌） She played the ace of spades.她出了一张黑桃 A。 The children had an argument about what game to play. I usually play football with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays. We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.玩这个游戏我们至少需要10个人。 She was picked to play for the team.她被选中代表该队参赛。 Susan is playing golf every day to try to improve her game.苏珊每天打高尔夫努力提高球技。 Sports & games generally a cheap shotidiom backdoor bad bounce bad hop board sport buildering classic extreme sport free running general manager insurance kabaddi loot multi-sport offensive suspended game trail running TTRPG waive waiver You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing in sport General terms used in ball sports Card games playverb (ACT)B1[ I or T ] to perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film, etc.: 扮演，演出 play toScottish Opera played to full houses every night.苏格兰歌剧院每晚演出都爆满。 play atI didn't realize that "Macbeth" was playing (= being performed) at the festival.我没想到《麦克白》正在艺术节上演。 In the movie version, Branagh played the hero.在电影版中，布拉那扮演主人公。 [ T ] to behave or pretend in a particular way, especially in order to produce a particular effect or result: 假装，装扮 to play dead/dumb装死／哑巴 play hostWould you mind playing host (= entertaining the guests)?你来招待客人好吗？ play a joke/trick B2 to deceive someone to make them laugh or in order to get an advantage over them: 开玩笑;搞恶作剧 play a joke/trick onShe loves playing practical jokes on her friends.她喜欢对她的朋友们搞恶作剧。 play a part B2 to help to achieve something: （在…中）起作用 play a part inMy thanks to everyone who has played a part in saving the hospital.我向参与拯救这家医院的每一个人表示感谢。 Vargas plays the part of treacherous aristocrat who betrays his king and country. In the movie, he plays a concerned and sensitive father trying to bring up two teenage children on his own.在影片中，他扮演了一个关怀备至、体贴入微的父亲，努力独自抚养两个十几岁的孩子。 She plays the part of the sexy blonde waitress.她扮演那位金发性感女侍者。 In British pantomimes a man dresses up as the Dame and a woman plays the part of the young hero. Not so long ago Viviana was a little-known actress playing in a provincial theatre. Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing act out am-dram amateur theater appearance blocking camp it up chew debut enact improvise offstage portrayal re-enact recreation rep restage stage business stage fright understudy unperformable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Behaving, interacting and behaviour playverb (PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES)A2[ I or T ] to perform music on an instrument or instruments: 演奏，弹拨，吹奏（乐器）;播放 He learned to play the clarinet at the age of ten.他10岁就开始学习吹奏单簧管。 [ + two objects ]Play us a song!/Play a song for us!给我们奏支曲子吧！ On Radio London they play African and South American music as well as rock and pop.伦敦广播电台不仅播放摇滚和流行音乐，还播放非洲和南美洲的音乐。 They could hear a jazz band playing in the distance.他们可以听到远处的爵士乐队在演奏。 A2[ I or T ] to (cause a machine to) produce sound or a picture: （使）演奏;（使）播放 Play the last few minutes of the video again.把录像带的最后几分钟再放一遍。 Jean plays the guitar and her brother is on percussion. Suddenly, cymbals crashed and the orchestra began playing.突然，铙钹声砰然响起，乐队开始了演奏。 I'm playing in a concert at the church hall next weekend. I've asked them not to play their music so loudly, but they're not being very cooperative. The family all play instruments - they're all very musical. Playing music accompaniment accompany air guitar beat something out beatbox blow finger pick pick someone/something out pitch play (something) by earidiom playability playable tap throw transposition ultra-smooth una corda unperformable unperformed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Recording sounds and images Using and misusing playverb (MOVE)[ I or T ] to direct or be directed over or onto something: （使）发射（或喷射、照射） play hoses ontoFirefighters played their hoses onto the base of the fire.消防队员把水龙头对准火源。 A fountain was playing (= sending out water) in the courtyard outside.外面院子里有个喷泉在喷水。 [ I+ adv/prep ] (of something you see, such as light) to move quickly or be seen for a short time: （光等）快速移动，闪现，浮现 play across/over/onA smile played across/over/on his lips.他的唇角闪过一丝微笑。 General words for movement betake body English budge budge up carry circulate gone heaving inertly keepy-uppy kinetic kinetic energy motion movement pass repair repair to somewhere scoot seethe shove playverb (RISK MONEY)[ T ] to risk money, especially on the results of races or business deals, hoping to win more money: 赌，投机 play the horsesHe plays the horses every Saturday. play the stock marketYou may well lose money if you play the stock market. Gambling & bookmaking a/the bookmaker'sphrase anti-gambling bank bet casino chip co-favourite cockfight favourite football pools poker pontoon raffle scratcher ticket self-exclusion slot machine smart money sportsbook spread betting stakeholder Idiomsbe playing at something go play with yourself! have it all to play for have something to play with play big play someone at their own game play your cards right play (something) by ear play it by ear play (merry) hell with something play (it) safe play it straight play a joke/trick on someone play ball play both ends against the middle play fair play footsie play for time play games play God play hard to get play hardball play it cool play possum play sb on play second fiddle play silly buggers play small play the field play the game play the system play to the gallery play to the whistle Phrasal verbsplay along play around play around with something play at something play something back play something down play off play someone/something off against someone/something play on play on/upon something play something out play itself out play out play something up play (someone) up play up play up to someone play with something play with yourself play noun uk /pleɪ/ us /pleɪ/ playnoun (ACTING)A2[ C ] a piece of writing that is intended to be acted in a theatre or on radio or television: 剧本;戏剧 a radio play广播剧 "Did you see the play (= the performance of the play) on Thursday?" "No, I went on Wednesday night."“你星期四去看的那出戏吗？”“不，我星期三去的。” He's got a small part in the school play. In Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night', Duke Orsino falls in love with the disguised Viola.在莎士比亚的戏剧《第十二夜》中，奥西诺公爵爱上了乔装打扮的薇奥拉。 During certain scenes of the play there isn't any script and the actors just improvise. The play will be performed first in London, and will then tour the rest of the country. His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike.观众和戏剧评论家都很喜欢他最新的剧作。 Literature accentual action hero alliterative alternative history anapest femslash fiction fictionality fictionally fictive naturalistic non-canonical non-character non-literary non-metrical swashbuckler sympathetically tanka tartan noir theatrics playnoun (GAME)[ U ] the activity of taking part in a sport or a game: 比赛 Rain stopped play during the final of the National Tennis Championship.下雨使全国网球锦标赛的决赛中断了。 [ C ]US a plan or a small set of actions in a sport: 打法；比赛中的动作 The new pitcher made a great play on that throw to first base.新投手向一垒投出了精彩的一球。 in play If a ball or puck is in play, it is in a position where it can be hit, kicked, or thrown: She managed to keep the ball in play. out of play If a ball or puck is out of play, it is not in a position where it can be hit, kicked, or thrown: The ball had gone out of play. By the end of the day's play Davies had a lead of three points.经过一天的比赛戴维斯领先3分。 There was some truly magnificent play in the third set of the match. Play will resume here at Wimbledon at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Could it be that the champion is allowing his personal problems to affect his play? We've seen some very untidy play from both teams since half-time. Competing in sport bring bring someone on bye bye week catchup contention duel explosive field gear go the distanceidiom match non-competitor outduel park the busidiom partner up play bigidiom square step/move up a gearidiom weigh You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sports & games generally playnoun (ENJOYMENT)B2[ U ] activity that is not serious but done for enjoyment, especially when children enjoy themselves with toys and games: 玩，玩耍 The kids don't get much time for play in the evenings.孩子们晚上没有多少时间玩。 at playWe watched the children at play in the park.我们看着公园里玩耍的孩子们。 General words for fun amusement crack craic fling fun gas giggle good clean fun hoopla jollification jollity laugh lolz merriment riot sesh sport whimsy playnoun (MOVEMENT)[ U ] movement: 移动，活动;变幻;闪现 play acrossthe play of moonlight across the water水面上月光闪烁 play across/onthe play of emotion across/on his face他面部表情的变化 [ U ] the fact that a rope or a structure is free to move, especially a small distance: （尤指小幅度的）伸缩余地；间隙；活动空间 Aircraft wings are designed to have a certain amount of play in them.飞机的机翼设计得有一定的弹性空间。 General words for movement betake body English budge budge up carry circulate gone heaving inertly keepy-uppy kinetic kinetic energy motion movement pass repair repair to somewhere scoot seethe shove You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Flexible, loose and yielding GrammarPlay or game? Play as a noun means ‘a piece of dramatic writing for the theatre or radio or television’: … Play Play as a noun means ‘a piece of dramatic writing for the theatre or radio or television’: … Game Game is a noun. We use it to talk about sports or other entertaining activities: … Idiomscome into play give/allow something full play make a play for something/someone play on words play | American Dictionaryplay verb us/pleɪ/ playverb (ENJOY)[ I ] to spend time doing something enjoyable or amusing: The children spent the afternoon playing. playverb (COMPETE)[ I/T ] to take part in a game or other organized activity: [ T ]He loves playing football. [ I ]What team does she play for? [ I/T ] If you play a person or team, you compete against them: [ T ]We’re going to the stadium to see New York play Chicago. [ I/T ] If you play the ball or a shot, you hit or kick the ball: [ T ]In golf, you have to take time to decide how to play difficult shots. [ I/T ] In a card game, to play a card is to choose it from the ones you are holding and put it down on the table. playverb (ACT)to perform as a character in a play or movie, or (of a performance) to be shown: [ T ]She played the part of a beautiful and brilliant scientist. [ I ]What’s playing at (= being shown at) the local movie theaters? To play is also to behave or pretend in a particular way, esp. to produce an effect or result: [ L ]Don’t play dumb with me (= pretend you don’t know anything) – you know very well what happened! To play can mean to influence or have an effect on: [ T ]The president denied that politics played any part in his decision to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. play a joke on someone(alsoplay a trick on someone) To play a joke on someone or play a trick on someone is to deceive someone for amusement or in order to get an advantage: She loves to play jokes on her friends. playverb (PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES)[ I/T ] to perform music on an instrument, or to cause something that produces sound or a picture to operate: [ I/T ]She plays (the piano) beautifully. [ T ]I was just playing my stereo. I learned how toplay the guitar by ear (= by listening rather than by reading music). playverb (RISK MONEY)[ T ] to risk money, esp. on the results of races or business deals, hoping to win money: He plays the stock market. Idiomsplay ball play your cards right play games play hardball play havoc with play hooky play it by ear play it safe play with fire Phrasal verbsplay along play around play back something play down something play up play up something play with something play noun us/pleɪ/ playnoun (ACT)[ C ] literature a story that is intended to be acted out before people who have come to see it: She starred in many Broadway plays in her career. playnoun (COMPETE)in play(alsoout of play) If a ball or something else is in play, it is in a position where it can be used as part of the regular action in a game or sport, and if it is out of play, it is not in such a position: [ U ]She put the ball in play in midfield. In sports, a play can also be a particular action or a plan for a specific set of actions: [ C ]The school football team has been practicing new plays all week. Idioma play on words play | Business Englishplay verb uk /pleɪ/us have money/time, etc. to play with to have money, time, etc. available to use: Swelling tax receipts have given the government more money to play with over the last two years. play by the rules to obey the rules of a particular system: Workers should not be relegated to poverty if they work hard and play by the rules. play by your own rules to do things in the way that you want, rather than obeying the rules of a particular system: Large multinational corporations often play by their own rules. play catch up to try to be as successful as other people, companies, etc.: The firm has adapted quickly to changes in the global market, leaving its rivals to play catch up. play for high stakes to take big risks in order to achieve something that you really want: The Prime Minister is playing for high stakes, at the risk of alienating public opinion. play (it) safe to decide not to take risks: The federal government often plays it safe by funding research that is likely to succeed but may have only a slight impact. The biggest companies usually play safe and hire top legal firms from London or New York. play the (money/stock) market FINANCE to trade shares, bonds, etc., especially in order to make money quickly, rather than to invest over a longer period: Spread betting companies offer an opportunity for private individuals to play the stock market. play a key/major/important role/part (in sth)(alsohave a key/major/important role/part to play (in sth)) to have a lot of power or influence in a particular situation: His financial expertise played a major role in London City airport's development. IT had a key part to play in modernizing the organization. play the system to use a set of rules or laws in order to get an advantage for yourself, in a way that may not be fair: If you know how to play the system, there are various legal loopholes to be exploited. play to your strengths to do things that you know you are good at: In business, you sometimes have to follow your instincts and play to your strengths. See alsoPlug-and-Playnoun Phrasal verbsplay sth back play sth down play out play sth up play noun uk /pleɪ/us [ C ] FINANCE the act of trading shares, bonds, etc.: Institutional investors remained on the sidelines, refusing to make any big plays until a definite announcement is made. be at play to have an influence in a situation: Many issues are at play here, including the impact on the environment. be in play FINANCE if a company or its shares are in play, they may be bought by other companies or shareholders: In a corporate-driven deal environment, even "untouchable" bank stocks could be in play. bring/call sth into play to start to use something for a particular purpose: Special computer software programs were brought into play during the vote recount. come into play to begin to have an influence on something: New federal pension laws have come into play that could affect the retirement security of many of our employees. make a play for sth to try to get control of something: The government has been accused of making a play for online betting tax revenues. See alsorole play Examples of playplay One interpretation sees the updating as done by real players who repeatedly play against each other. Order is maintained by two means: direct management of the relations of the players and indirect structuring of the terms of play. However, both players receive the highest payoff by both playing their first or second strategy. Problems, then, are raised about the ecological validity of this constraint and the role it might play in the perception of ordinary, everyday motion. Despite the fundamental role phonetic representations play in language acquisition, there has been very little research on their development in a bilingual context. Nevertheless, it seems that there is a network of different psychological factors in play, which seem to be interconnected and influencing one another. The second is to consider the possible mechanisms that are at play in this protective effect. It may be that syllable structure may not play a role in the organization of lexical representations, but may influence the organization of phonological representations. One possibility is that motor representations may actually play a role in perceptual processing. Clarification requests play an important role in effective conversations, and children must learn the conversational rules for interpreting and responding to such requests. Every second section was removed, so that a person could enter into its centre in order to play them. Instead, important individuals played essential roles, and their talent and authority was reported to be crucial to the building's success. The actors not only double up to play different parts, but also perform different roles as entertainers, musicians, and storytellers. She would put on a scarf and play various roles. But the theatre can and has played many other, deeper, and more important roles in the quest for authentic democracy. See all examples of play These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withplayplayThese are words often used in combination with play. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. aggressive play In some sports, an attacker is a specific type of player, usually one whose role involves aggressive play. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. big play Clearly, what makes a bigplay has more to do with its theme than the size of its cast. conference play During the season, she scored six power play goals (all of them were scored in conference play). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with play |
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