a person taking part in a sport or game 运动员 a tennis player. 网球运动员。 ■a person or body that is involved and influential in an area or activity 参与者,角色 the country's isolationism made it a secondary player in world political events. 这个国家的孤立主义政策使得它在世界政治事务中只能充当二流角色。
[usu. with modifier]a person who plays a musical instrument 演奏者,乐手 a guitar player. 吉他手。 ■a device for playing records, compact discs, cassettes, etc 唱机,光盘播放机,盒式磁带播放机