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playing around

/pley/US // pleɪ //UK // (pleɪ) //

玩耍,玩耍的时候,玩耍时,玩乐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
    • : a dramatic performance, as on the stage.
    • : exercise or activity for amusement or recreation.
    • : fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said it merely in play.
    • : a pun.
    • : the playing, action, or conduct of a game: The pitcher was replaced in the fourth inning of play.
    • : the manner or style of playing or of doing something: We admired his fine play throughout the game.
    • : an act or instance of playing or of doing something: a stupid play that cost us the match.
    • : one's turn to play: Whose play is it?
    • : a playing for stakes; gambling.
    • : an attempt to accomplish something, often in a manner showing craft or calculation; maneuver: They tried to buy up the stock in a takeover play.
    • : an enterprise or venture; deal: an oil and drilling play.
    • : action, conduct, or dealing of a specified kind: fair play; foul play.
    • : action, activity, or operation: the play of fancy.
    • : brisk, light, or changing movement or action: a fountain with a leaping play of water.
    • : elusive change or movement, as of light or colors: the play of a searchlight against the night sky.
    • : a space in which something, as a part of a mechanism, can move.
    • : freedom of movement within a space, as of a part of a mechanism.
    • : freedom for action, or scope for activity: full play of the mind.
    • : attention in the press or other media; coverage; dissemination as news: The birth of the panda got a big play in the papers.
    • : an act or instance of being broadcast: The governor's speech got two plays on our local station.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act the part of in a dramatic performance; portray: to play Lady Macbeth.
    • : to perform on or as if on the stage.
    • : to act or sustain in a dramatic performance or in real life: to play the role of benefactor.
    • : to act the part or character of in real life: to play the fool; to play God.
    • : to give performances in, as a theatrical company does: to play the larger cities.
    • : to engage in.
    • : to contend against in a game.
    • : to function or perform as in a game or competition: He usually plays left end.
    • : to employ in a game: I played my highest card.
    • : to use as if in playing a game, as for one's own advantage: He played his brothers against each other.
    • : to stake or wager, as in a game.
    • : to lay a wager or wagers on.
    • : to represent or imitate, as for recreation or in jest: to play cowboys and Indians.
    • : to perform on.
    • : to perform on an instrument.
    • : to cause to produce sound or pictures: to play a tape; to play the radio.
    • : to do or perform: You shouldn't play tricks. Compromise plays an important part in marriage.
    • : to carry or put into operation; act upon: to play a hunch.
    • : to cause to move or change lightly or quickly: to play colored lights on a fountain.
    • : to operate or cause to operate, especially continuously or with repeated action: to play a hose on a fire.
    • : to allow to exhaust itself by pulling on the line.
    • : to display or feature, especially prominently: Play the flood photos on page one.
    • : to exploit or trade in.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to exercise or employ oneself in diversion, amusement, or recreation.
    • : to do something in sport that is not to be taken seriously.
    • : to amuse oneself; toy; trifle.
    • : to take part or engage in a game.
    • : to take part in a game for stakes; gamble.
    • : to conduct oneself or act in a specified way: to play fair.
    • : to act on or as if on the stage; perform.
    • : to perform on a musical instrument.
    • : to sound in performance: The strings are playing well this evening.
    • : to give forth sound: The radio played all night.
    • : to be performed or shown: What's playing at the movie theater around the corner?
    • : to be capable of or suitable for performance, as a television or dramatic script: We hope this scene will play well.
    • : Informal. to be accepted or effective; fare: How will the senator's proposal play with the public?
    • : to move freely within a space, as a part of a mechanism.
    • : to move about lightly or quickly: The water of the fountain played in the air.
    • : to present the effect of such motion, as light or the changing colors of an iridescent substance: The lights played strangely over the faces of the actors.
    • : to operate continuously or with repeated action.
    • : Informal. to comply or cooperate: They wanted her to tell them what she knew about the plans, but she refused to play.
  1. 1
    • : play along, to cooperate or concur; go along.to pretend to cooperate or concur.
    • : play around, Informal. to behave in a playful or frivolous manner; fool around.to be sexually promiscuous.to be sexually unfaithful.
    • : play at, to pretend interest in: It's obvious that you're just playing at fishing for my sake.to do something without seriousness: He is merely playing at being a student.
    • : play back, to play: Play it back and let's hear how I sound.
    • : play down, to treat as of little importance; belittle: He has consistently played down his own part in the successful enterprise.
    • : play off, Sports.to play an extra game or round in order to settle a tie.Sports.to engage in an elimination game or games after the regular season is over in order to determine the champion.to set against another, usually for one's own gain or advantage: The children could usually get what they wanted by playing one parent off against the other.
    • : play on / upon to exploit, as the feelings or weaknesses of another; take selfish advantage of: She would never think of playing on the good nature of others.
    • : play out, to bring to an end; finish.to use up; exhaust: to play out one's supplies.to reel or pay out, as a rope, line, etc.
    • : play up, to emphasize the importance of; highlight or publicize: The schools are playing up their science programs.

Phrases

  • play along
  • play a losing game
  • play around
  • play at
  • play a waiting game
  • play back
  • play ball
  • play both ends against the middle
  • play by ear
  • play cat and mouse
  • play down
  • played out
  • play fair
  • play false
  • play fast and loose
  • play footsie
  • play for
  • play for keeps
  • play for laughs
  • play for time
  • play games
  • play hardball
  • play hard to get
  • play havoc
  • play hide and seek
  • play hooky
  • play in Peoria
  • play into the hands of
  • play it close to one's chest
  • play it cool
  • play it safe
  • play musical chairs
  • play off
  • play on
  • play one's cards close to one's chest
  • play one's cards right
  • play one's trump card
  • play on words
  • play out
  • play politics
  • play possum
  • play safe
  • play second fiddle
  • play the devil with
  • play the field
  • play the fool
  • play the game
  • play the heavy
  • play the market
  • play to the gallery
  • play up
  • play upon
  • play up to
  • play with fire
  • all work and no play
  • child's play
  • devil's advocate, play
  • fair play
  • foul play
  • game that two can play
  • grandstand play
  • in play
  • make a play for
  • musical chairs, play
  • squeeze play
  • trump card, play one's

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • You can say this verbatim because it doesn’t put his chef-feelings in play.

  • Also working in the Capitals’ favor has been an unexpected week off — the result of three games postponed because of coronavirus issues — after less than a month of play.

  • There is at least some indication that Williams might also be struggling with her very next stroke following a return hit in play.

  • So far during Big Ten play, 17 men’s basketball games have been postponed.

  • He believed his front seven could stop running plays even with the safeties backed up.

  • Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?

  • Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.

  • He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.

  • When fathers hold and play with their children, oxytocin and prolactin kick in, priming them for bonding.

  • Ironically, the play deals with the ‘management’ of information by the Establishment.

  • I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!

  • But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.

  • To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.

  • Again the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.

  • Her attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."