on•主队要求判点球，但裁判却要他们继续比赛。’play on/upon sth to take advantage of
sb’s feelings,‘etc•.利
用（—情等）HE! exploit: Advertisements
often play on people’s /ears.广告常利用人们的恐惧心理。，卩丨3>^1;»1— ■out when an event is
played out, it happens 发生；f 出 现 HTl enact ： Their love affair was played oht against the backdrop 0/war.他们4战争的背景下发生恋
情。，play .yourself/itself ’out to become weak and no
longer useful or important 消耗净尽；使精疲力竭.play ’up I ,play sb 'up (informal, especially Br^) to cause sb problems or pain (给某人）添知烦；使痛苦：The kids have been piayin^ up
aH day•孩子们整天价惹麻烦。◊ Aty s/ioukfer
is paying me up today.我的肩膀今夫疼起来
了。 ，p丨ay sth-^up to try to make sth
seem more important than it is夸大…知重要性；逭染；吹嘘033 OVERPLAY PTH3 PLAY down play with sb/sth to treat sb who is
emotionally attached to you in a way that is not serious and which can hurt
their feelings ■金弄人； 玩弄感情：S/ie tends to wftft
men’s emorio/w.她总 弄B 人的感情。◊ She reaiized
that Patrick was merdy piaying wfth her•她意识到帕特里克只是和她逢
场作戏而已。P丨ay with sth *1 to keep touching or
moving sth 摆弄；玩弄：She w〇5 pZaying with her hair. 她在抚弄自己命奚爱。◊ Stop pZayin^
with your/ood/别 光摆弄食物不吃！ 2 to use things in
different ways to produce an interesting or humorous effect, or to see v^hat
effect they have巧妙地利用；新奇（或幽默等）地
运用：加 this poem _Fitch pZays with words which sound aZifce.在这首诗中，菲奇巧妙地运用了近音词。◊7?ie composer
plays with the exotic sounds of Japanese fnstmmeMts•作曲者运用了民本乐器的异国格调。
• noun
►
CHILDREN JL ^ 1 [U] things that
people, especially children，do for pleasure rather
than as work 游戏；
耍；娱乐：the ha即y sounds 0/ c/ifZdren at play J [童— 戏的欢闹声◊仂e importance o/Zeamfng
through 寓 教于系W重要性◊ a pkiy area游戏的场地〇 note at
ENTERTAINMENT
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IN THEATRE 剧齒 2 [C] a piece of writing performed by actors in a
theatre or on television or radio 戏剧；剧 本：to put on (= perform) a
pZay 演出戏剧◊ a 办 S/mfcespeare — iil莎士比亚的邊剧◊ a ra^io p〖ay广播剧 —see also mystery play, passion play
HN SPORT 体育.运动 3 [U] the playing of a game 比赛； 赛风；比赛中的表现：Rain stopped p/ay.因雨停赛。◊ TTiere was so爪e exceZZent pZay in
yesterday’s match.昨天 的比赛有精彩的场面。一see also FAIR PLAY, FOUL PLAY (2) 4 [C] an action or move in a game 比赛中的
动作：a de/ensive p/ay防守动作
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IN ROPE 绳索 5 [U] the possibility of free and easy.movement
间隙； 活动空间：We need more pZay in
the rope. 我们需要再松一松绳子。
►
ACTIVITY/INFLUENCE 括动；影响 6 [U] the activity or
operation of sth; the influence of sth on sth else 活动； 作用；影响：the )iree 〇/ market /orces 市场 i 的 自由调节作用◊ 77ie /immciaZ
crisis has brought new
/actors into p〖ay.财政危机已引发了新的变数。◊ Personal
/edin^s s/iouZd not come into pkiy when you are making
business decisions.为公事作决策不应掺入个人感
情成分。
►
OF UgAt/A SMILE
光；笑容 7 [U] (//fera〇/) a light，quick movement that
keeps changing 会快秦幻的动#;闪
烁；闪现:the jp〖ay 〇/ sudight on water阳光在水面上的
闪烁
r»Ml in/out of _ play (sport 体）（of a ball 球）inside/ outside the
area allowed by the rules of the game 在.非 死球/死球区域；在可继续/不能继续比赛区域：She just managed to
fceep t/ie baH in pZay.她把球勉强保持吾界
内。make a ’play for
sb/sth to
try to obtain sth; to do things that are intended to produce a particular
result 企图得到；处心积虑做事：She was mafcing a pZay
/or the sd&s manager’s job.—千方百计要取得销售涂经理的
位置。make great/much ‘play
of sth to
emphasize the importance of a particular fact 强调；着重说明：He made great play of the fact that his uncle was a duke.
他特别强调自己的叔父是位公爵。a p丨ay on ‘words the humorous use of a
word or phrase that can have
two different meanings 双关语；语带双关 BZ9 pun —more at call v., child, state n., work n. play-able /'pleiebl/ adj. 1 (of a piece of music or a computer game乐曲或计算机游戏）easy to play容易演 奏的；容易掌握的2 (of a sports
field运动场）in a good condition
and suitable for playing on 适于使用的；可用
以比赛的 PT33 UNPLAYABLE
'play-acting noun [U] behaviour that seems to be honest and
sincere when in fact the person is pretending 假 装；伪善；演戏► ‘P丨ay-act verb: [V] He thought she was pkiy-acring but in/act
she had reaHy Ziurt hersd/•他以为 她是装出来的，但实际上她真的受了伤。
play-back /'pleibaek/ noun [U, C, usuaHy sing.] the act of playing
music, showing a film/movie or listening to a telephone message that has been
recorded before; a recording that you listen to or watch again 录音（或录 像、电_话留言等的）播放；（播放的）录音，录像
play-bill /'pleibil/ noun *1 a printed notice advertising a play 戏剧海报 2 (/V/\/77£) a tlieatre
programme 戏单；戏
剧演出节目单
play-boy /'pleiboi/ noun a rich man who spends his time enjoying himself寻欢作乐的有钱男子；；^花公子；
纨绔子弟_
,play-by-'play noun [usually sing.] [
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a person who takes part in a game or sport
游戏者；
运动员；参赛选手：a termis/rugby/chess，etc. player 网球、橄榄球、国际象棋等选手◊ a game/or_/bur
payers 四人玩的游戏◊ a mid_/iieZd
pkzyer中场球贪2 a company or person involved in a particular area of
business or politics (商业或政治方面的）参与者，竞争者，玩家： The company has emerged
as a major player in the London property
market.那家公司已崭露头角，成为伦敦
物业市运的主桌竞争者。一 see also team player 3 (in compounds 构 J^；复合词）a machine for reproducing sound or
pictures that have been recorded on CDs, etc. 播放机：a CD/DVD/cassette/record ptoyer 激光唱片 / 数字光碟/盒式磁带/唱片播放机4 (usually in compounds
通常构成复合词).a person who plays a musical instrument 演奏舍：a trumpet p丨ayer 小号手5(〇/«/- /仍(especially in names 尤用于名細 an actor 演 员：Phoenix
Players present ‘Juno and the Paycock，.凤 凰剧社演@《朱诺与孔雀》。
'player
piano noun a piano that plays
automatically by means of a piano roll自动钢琴（用打孔纸卷控
键）EBCI PIANOLA
play-ful /'pleifl/ adj. 1 full of fun; wanting to play 的；爱嬝戏的；爱玩的：a pto&Z puppy顽皮尚小狗
►
(of a remark，an action, etc•每语、细#等）made or done in fun;
not serious打趣的；闹着玩嬉戏的
light-hearted ： He gave her a playful punch on the arm.他开玩笑地捶了一下她的胳膊。► playfuMy /-fali/ adv. play-ful-nessnow/7 [U] play-goer /'pleig0U9(r); NAmE -gouar/ noun = theatregoer
play-ground /'pleigraund/ noun 1 an outdoor area where children can play, especially at
a school or in a park (尤指学校或公园中的）游戏场，游乐场；操场
—compare
schoolyard — see also adventure playground 2 a place where a
particular type of people go to enjoy themselves (某些集体聚会游乐的）园地，天
地，: The resort is a
playground of the rich and/amous.这个度假胜地是富翁名流的娱乐场所。
play-group /'pleigruip/ (also play-school) (both Br£) noun [C, U] a place where
children who are below school age go regularly to play together and to learn
through playing (学龄前儿童的）幼儿游戏班一compare
NURSERY SCHOOL
play-house /'pleihaus/ noun 1 used in names of theatres (用年剧场名称）剧院：the iiverpooZPkryhouse
利物浦剧院 2 (i3r£ also 'Wendy house) a model of a house
large enough for children to play in 游戏房.(.供
儿童进入玩耍的大模型房子）