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play upplay up1.■努力, 积极地比赛Play up! It's your turn.加油啊!轮到你了。2.■夸大They criticized the lazybones for playing up his slight illness.他们批评那个懒汉夸大自己的小病而不肯干活。3.■为…做广告This new film will attract the crowds, whatever its quality, provided that it gets played up in the right way.如果广告做得好, 那么, 无论这部新片子的质量如何, 都会吸引许多观众的。

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