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playplay[plei]n.1.■游戏, 玩耍; 娱乐All work and no play isn't a good thing.只工作不玩耍不是件好事。2.■比赛, 竞赛, 运动There was some excellent play in yesterday's match.昨天的比赛有些出色的表现。3.■戏剧; 剧本The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。4.■自由活动We need more play on the rope.绳子要松些。5.■赌博He won 1000 pounds in last night's play.他昨天晚上赌博赢了1000英镑。vt. & vi.1.■玩, 玩耍Let's go out and play.我们出去玩吧。He played truant.他逃学。The children don't know how to play the game.孩子们不会玩这个游戏。I'll play you a game of cards.我和你打一场牌。2.■参加比赛Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了, 今天不能参加比赛。3.■演奏; 播放The band is playing.乐队正在演奏。He plays the piano surprisingly well.他钢琴弹得好极了。Play us something happy.为我们演奏一些快乐的乐曲。He'd written a tune, and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子, 并在钢琴上弹给我们听。He played his favourite record for me.他为我放他最喜爱的唱片。4.■演出, 扮演The second actor plays well.第二个演员演得好。The dog played dead.这狗装死。vt.1.■开某人玩笑, 嘲弄Don't play jokes on the poor girl.别再开这可怜的女孩玩笑了。

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play[plei]vi.1.■(动物)飞舞；轻快地动；跳来蹦去：Bees play about flowers.蜜蜂在花上飞来飞去。2.■(浪、光等)闪动；照耀；飘动；荡漾；摇晃：sunlight playing on the waves照耀在水波面上的阳光3.■(微笑等)浮泛(在脸上等)；静静地过去：A smile plays on her lips.她嘴唇上浮泛着微笑。4.■娱乐；游戏；玩，玩耍：Ken's mother won't let him go out and play.肯的母亲不让他出去玩。5.■进行体育(或文娱)比赛；会某种体育活动；走棋；出牌；(运动员)以特定的方式做动作；(场地等)呈特定使用状态：He was invited for a game of poker, but he refused to play.他被邀去玩扑克牌， 但是他拒绝去打牌。The lawn plays well.草地适于打球。6.■赌博；打赌：to play for money赌钱7.■玩弄人(或物)；作弄，戏弄；开玩笑：The boy played with his toy train.这孩子玩弄他的玩具火车。8.■演奏(乐器)；弹奏；奏响；发出声音(尤指乐器奏鸣声)：At that moment,the band began playing.就在那时，乐队开始演奏。9.■表演；演出；扮演角色：This is a drama that does not play well.这是一出没有演好的戏。10.■装扮；(尤指)假装：He played dead.他装死。11.■行动，举动；处置：Her hand was playing on the edge of the bed.她的手在床边抚摸着。12.■(戏剧)上演；(电台)广播：The movie is playing in Beijing.这部影片正在北京上演。13.■(机器部件等)运转自如：The wheel plays in a track.轮子在轨道上转动。14.■(接连)发射；喷射；照射 (与 on， over 或 along 连用)：Scores of hoses played on the flames.几十根水龙带向火喷水。15.■施加影响：See that direct heat does not play on it.当心别让它直接受热。16.■(唱片、磁带等)放音：The radio was playing loudly.无线电音量开得很大。17.■[俚语]照办；合作：They'd come back and get her, if I didn't play with them.如果我同他们合作，他们还会再来抓她的。18.■[方言]停工；罢工；休假vt.1.■参加比赛，同…比赛；对抗：We are playing the Red Star School Team next Sunday.下星期日我们将同红星校队比赛。2.■【体育】3.■(体育比赛)站在(特定位置)，(让…)担任(特定位置)：He played centre forward.他担任中锋。4.■使…上阵；使参加比赛：The coach played him at centre.教练叫他担任中锋。5.■【体育】6.■击球，定(球)的方向：to play a wedge shot to the green用楔形球棒朝草地方向击球7.■【棒球】拾(球)，接(球)：to play the ball接住打出的棒球8.■【冰球、棒球】使(球)弹回：to play the ball off the backboard使球从后面的挡板弹回9.■玩，做(游戏)：Let's play doctors and nurses.我们一起玩医生和护士的游戏。The children are playing soldiers.孩子们正在玩打仗游戏。10.■开(玩笑)；嘲弄；玩弄；耍(恶作剧)造成，引起：Super-power is playing power politics.超级大国正在玩弄强权政治。to play havoc造成破坏11.■赌；打赌；对…打赌：He played his last dollar.他把最后一元钱都赌上了。12.■[美国英语]在…基础上行动：to play a hunch有一种预感13.■[美国英语] (在证券市场上)投机：to play the stock-market买卖股票14.■使跳动；使闪动；使飘动；使挥动：He played a searchlight upon the aeroplane.他向飞机打探照灯。15.■(接连)发射；使(泉水等)喷射：The firemen played their hoses on the burning building at the street corner.消防队员将水龙带对着街角燃烧的大楼喷射。16.■【牌戏】出牌；【象棋】走动(棋子)：Shall I play my ace or queen?我出A还是出Q?17.■演出；上演(戏剧等)；扮演，饰演：They are playing “Carmen”at Capital Theatre.他们在首都剧场上演《卡门》。18.■(指音乐)演奏；奏乐带领(迎送)：He can play nearly every musical instrument.他几乎能演奏每一件乐器。19.■(留声机、唱片等)放音乐，开(收音机)：I will play you a tape of his speech.我将给你放他的讲话录音。She plays her radio all day long.她整天开收音机。20.■装扮；充当；装得像…：to play the hero逞英雄21.■进行；做干：They're always playing the fool.他们总是做蠢事。22.■(灵敏地或用劲地)使用；挥舞(刀、剑等)：to play a good fork and knife大吃23.■(作决定或办事时)把注下在…上；凭借：His success plays his luck instead of his skill.他取得的成功靠的是运气而不是技术。24.■对待，处置，处理：The senior revolutionary can play the situation coldly.资深的革命者冷静地对付局势。25.■[美国英语]利用played him for a fool利用他干蠢事26.■让上钩的(鱼)不停地拉动钩线而致疲乏；得当地操纵：He played the poor fish until it rolled, belly up, from exhaustion.他让那可怜的鱼儿挣扎，直到肚子朝天、精疲力竭为止。n.1.■跳动；波动；闪动；飘动2.■活动的范围(或余地)；(尤指)【机械学】间隙；游隙；游动3.■活动；运动；操作；运转；(才智的)运用4.■游戏，玩耍，消遣(尤指儿童的自发活动)5.■玩笑；玩弄；花样，把戏6.■(体育等)比赛；比赛的方法(或步骤、策略和动作)；比赛的进程；(球、棋等比赛中的)打法，走法7.■剧本；戏剧；表演；8.■赌博9.■(投机)交易(活动)；花样；计策10.■作用；影响11.■(唱机等的)放音12.■失业，休业；罢工，停工；休假13.■轻快的活动(或移动)；晃动，摇曳；变幻14.■(刀、枪等的)挥动，挥舞15.■(新闻媒介等的)着重报道，宣传16.■[废语]调戏；性交17.■[美国俚语]追求(女性)；诱惑近义词sportfrolicrompgambolallow full play to使…充分活动(或发挥)，让…充分发挥a boy's play见 boya play on (或 upon) words双关语，俏皮话as good as a play像看戏那么有趣；非常有趣；很好玩at play在游戏，在玩耍be in full play在全力运转中；正在积极进行中；正在繁忙紧张时；正起劲bring (或 call, put) into play使发生作用；发挥；发扬；发动；调动child's play儿戏；简单容易的事come into play开始活动；开始起作用；开始有(或发生影响)damn a play(观众)骂戏剧，认为某戏剧一文不值fair play公平的(或按照规则的)比赛[比喻]公平对待；条件均等；光明磊落foul (或false) play不公平的(或不按照规则的)比赛[比喻]欺骗手段；卑鄙行为gallery play哗众取宠；蛊惑人心；迎合听众(或观众)趣味的表演give free play to使任意活动；使任意发挥；放任；发泄give (full) play to(充分)发挥，发扬；让…放任自流；让…自由发泄go out of play【体育】(球)出界[参见 out of play]go to the play去看戏grand-stand (或 grandstand) play[美国口语](打球时旨在博得观众喝彩的)花架子动作哗众取宠的作为have (got)…to play with[口语]有(钱、时间)可供支配high play下大笔赌注的赌博；输赢很大的赌博hold (或 keep) someone in play使某人工作下去；使某人忙得喘不过气牵制(敌人等)；使某人分心；用次要事情转移某人对主要问题的注意力in play在…起作用；在…产生影响；被卷入 (与 be 连用)【体育】 处于比赛状态；不是死球(按规则可继续比赛)[参见 out of play](纸牌)尚在手中未打出开玩笑似的，不认真地活动中，忙碌中make a play for[美国口语]对异性卖弄风骚；以色情引诱；勾引设法把…搞到手，想尽办法获得make play加紧工作；有效地行动；加速，加快，赶快【体育】激励落后者(或追逐者)用劲赶【拳击】猛击对手牵制强调make play with过分强调(或夸大)；(在讨论或辩论中)故意卖弄out of play(球赛中)死球(按规则可暂停比赛)play a double game口蜜腹剑play a good stick会使一手好剑play a lone hand见 handplay a part见 partplay advantages over someone[美国英语]骗人play (at) fast and loose (with)(拿…)当儿戏；玩弄(某人的感情等)；反复无常play ball见 ballplay booty见 bootyplay both ends against the middle见 endplay by ear见 earplay cricket见 cricketplay down on=platy it low down onplay down to someone故意对某人态度谦和(使他不觉得自卑以博得他的支持或好感)play ducks and drakes见 duck(s) and drake(s)played out结束耗尽，用完play fair【体育】公平(或规矩)地比赛 [亦作 play the game ]公平对待；公平办事；磊落行事；光明正大[亦作 play cricket ]play first (second) fiddle(to)见 second fiddleplay for kingdom(或empire)争天下play for love(非赌博性地) 玩，打(牌等)play for money赌钱play for one's own hand见 handplay for safety见 safetyplay for time拖延时间(以等待有利时机)play forward【板球】前进接球play foul (foully, false)玩(打)得不规矩，作弊play gemes见 game¹play Hamlet (或 hamlet)=play hell[见 hell]play hard[美国俚语]不择手段；行为卑鄙play hard to get[口语]故意装出难以接近的样子(以鼓励对方作进一步追求)故意装出不肯合作的样子(以加强自己的地位)play high出大牌参加输赢很大的赌博play hookey[美国英语]逃学；怠工play house见 houseplay into each other's hands互相渔利；互相勾结play into the hands of someone见 handplay it假装play it (或 one's cards) close to the chest对自己的意图或行为秘而不宣；做事小心谨慎play it cool[美国俚语]不表态；采取从容不迫的(或清高冷漠的)态度play it (low) on[俚语]利用…的弱点进行欺骗；用卑鄙的手段欺骗[亦作 play (low) down on， play it low (down) on (或 upon) ]play (it) safe在牌戏中稳扎稳打谨慎行事；采取稳妥措施play off a match见 matchplay off and on with一会儿戴上一会摘下；时而脱下时而穿上play of words玩弄词藻，堆砌华丽空洞的词藻play old gooseberry with见 gooseberryplay one's cards badly处理不好；拙于运筹play one's cards well (或right)办事高明；做事有心计；处理得当[见 card]play oneself in(运动员刚上场参赛时) 使自己适应比赛场地使自己适应环境play one's hand for all it is worth尽心竭力，尽全力play one's hunch见 hunchplay on someone[罕用语]哄骗某人拿某人开玩笑play on (或 upon) words俏皮话；双关语说俏皮话；说双关语play opposite演与男(或女)主角相对的女(或男)主角；与(某人)搭档演出，与(某人)演对手戏play out of the cabbage[美国英国]【高尔夫球】从难打的地方把球打出play out time见 timeplay over one's head[美国英语]得到预料不到的好成绩play politics见 politicsplay possum见 possumplay safe采取稳妥谨慎的措施play someone as(在比赛中)用某人担任…play someone for[美国口语]把某人当作…来利用；为…利用某人play someone foul (或 false)(在竞技、赌博中)对某人作诈对某人虚情假意；欺骗(或蒙蔽)某人play someone in (或 out)奏乐迎某人进场(或送某人出场)play second奏第二小提琴居次要地位；扮次要的角色play sharp on someone[美国口语] 以狡猾手段欺骗某人play smash with[美国口语]摧毁；撞毁play the deuce with见 deuceplay the devil with见 devilplay the field见 fieldplay the fool见 foolplay the game见 game¹play the man见 manplay the market[美国英语]投机；买空卖空play the mischief with见 mischiefplay the races见 raceplay the (very) dickens with见 dickensplay the violin叹苦经想得到人们的同情play (the) way见 wayplay to the gallery见 galleryplay truant见 truantplay upon words=play on wordsplay with fire见fireplay with loaded dice见 diceplay 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playplay[plei]vi.1.■玩(耍), 游玩[戏]2.■扮演(角色), 假装; 表演3.■演奏, 弹奏(on)4.■开玩笑, 嘲弄, (对人或物)玩弄5.■(电影)上映, (戏剧)上演, 进行体育或文娱比赛6.■赌博, 打赌7.■闪动, 飘动, 摇动, 浮现, 荡漾, 飞舞8.■(乐器)适于演奏, (戏剧)适于演出9.■(唱片, 录音机等)放音; (机器零件)自由运转10.■(连续)发射, (泉水)喷射, (光)照射(on, over, along)11.■发生影响12.■[方]怠工, 罢工play for money赌钱play on the piano弹钢琴sunlight playing on the water荡漾在水面上的阳光play with sb.开某人的玩笑A smile plays on her lips.她的嘴唇上泛出微笑。They are playing at chess.他们在下棋。This violin plays well.这把提琴拉起来很好。What's playing at the theatre?剧场里在演什么戏?

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词性变化playvt.1.■参加(游戏), 玩(游戏)2.■打(球), 踢(球); 与...比赛; 弹(琴), 奏(曲); 奏乐迎接或欢送3.■开(玩笑); 嘲弄, 愚弄, 玩弄, 耍(花样)4.■扮演(角色), 装扮5.■演出; 与...打赌, 赌, 打出(牌)6.■做; 使用, 利用; 模仿; 实行; 挥舞(刀, 剑等); 操作; 摆布7.■发射, 喷射8.■使跳动, 使闪动, 使飘动9.■对待, 对付10.■拉钓鱼线使上钩的鱼筋疲力竭11.■造成, 引起(不良后果)play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑play cards打牌play football踢足球play guns on the enemy lines向敌军阵线连续开火play the host作主人play the piano弹钢琴Will you play me at chess?愿意和我下棋吗?He played Hamlet.他扮演过哈姆雷特。He has played me a mean trick.他欺骗了我。playn.1.■游玩, 玩耍, 消遣, 娱乐2.■剧本; 戏剧, 表演3.■赌博; [俚]一次赌局的赌注总数4.■玩笑, 玩弄, 调戏, 花样, 把戏5.■(比赛或游戏的)一次, 轮次; (体育)运动, 比赛作风或技巧6.■(对工具等的)使用, 运用7.■活动范围; (才智的)运用; 作用8.■轻快的动作, 活动, 行动, 跳动, 闪动, 飘动, 波动9.■企业(投机)交易10.■失业, 休业, 罢工11.■【机】间隙, 游动, 游隙a benefit play义演a fountain with a leaping play of water跳跃的喷泉an oil play石油企业give the rope more play把绳子放松些the plays of Shakespeare莎士比亚剧本The children are at play.孩子们正在游玩。It's your play.轮到你了。Let's go to the play.我们去看戏吧。

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继承用法playback[ˈpleɪbæk]n.1.■(录音, 录像等)播放, 放音, 放像; 放音或放像设备playbilln.1.■戏单, 演出海报playbookn.1.■剧本, 剧本集playbox[ˈpleɪbɔks]n.1.■玩具箱, 私人用品箱playboy[ˈpleɪbɔɪ]n.1.■花花公子play-by-playa.1.■详细叙述的, (比赛时)现?ǖ榔朗龅?playday[ˈpleɪdəɪ]n.1.■(学校的)假日, (矿工等的)休息日playfellow[ˈpleɪˌfeləʊ]n.1.■(=play mate)游戏伙伴playgame[ˈpleɪɡeɪm]n.1.■儿戏, 不地道的事playgirl[ˈpleɪɡɜ:l]n.1.■爱交际游乐的女子playgoer[ˈpleɪɡəʊə(r)]n.1.■爱看戏的人, 戏迷playgoingn.1.■看戏playground[ˈpleɪgraʊnd]n.1.■操场, 运动场, 游戏场playgroupn.1.■幼儿游戏组playhouse[ˈpleɪhaʊs]n.1.■剧场; 儿童游乐场playlandn.1.■(=play ground)操场, (儿童)游戏场playlet[ˈpleɪlɪt]n.1.■短剧playmaker[ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə(r)]n.1.■组织进攻的队员playpen[ˈpleɪpən]n.1.■(供婴儿玩的)围栏playpit[ˈpleɪpɪt]n.1.■供小孩玩的小沙坑playreader[ˈpleɪˌri:də(r)]n.1.■为出版商、制作人或剧院经理审查剧本的人playroom[ˈpleɪru:m,-rʊm]n.1.■儿童游戏室; 文娱活动室play-someadj.1.■爱开玩笑的playsuit[ˈpleɪsju:t]n.1.■(妇女, 儿童运动)衣, 裤plaything[ˈpleɪθɪŋ]n.1.■玩具, 被玩弄的人, 玩物playtimen.1.■游玩[娱乐]时间playwright[ˈpleɪraɪt]n.1.■剧作家playwriting[ˈpleɪˌraɪtɪŋ]n.1.■剧本创作

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参考词汇play;sport;game;都含“心灵或身体的休闲话动", 即“运动"、游戏"的意思。1.■play 指“体力上或精神上的活动, 唯一的目的是消遣或娱乐", 如:P-is as necessary as work.游戏同工作一样必要。2.■sport指“各种形式的体育活动", 特指“室外体育活动", 如:Fishing is my favourite sport.垂钓是我喜爱的运动。3.■game指“按一定规则决定胜负的比赛, 可以是体力的或脑力的", 如:Football is a popular game.足球是一种人们喜爱的运动。