| 单词 | play |
| 释义 | play noun¹ 1activity done for fun嬉戏adjective | play + noun | preposition adjective➤outdoor户外游戏▸➤creative, imaginative, pretend有创意的游戏；假想游戏play + noun➤area娱乐区▸➤equipment娱乐设备➤house (usually playhouse) 剧场；儿童游戏房➤room (usually playroom) 游戏室▸➤group (usually playgroup in bre) , scheme (bre) 幼儿游戏班；娱乐计划◆the local council runs some good play schemes.当地市政会主持着几个不错的娱乐计划。preposition➤at play在玩耍◆children spend hours at play.小孩子花很多时间玩耍。➤in play开玩笑地◆i only said it in play (= not seriously).我只是说着玩儿的。play noun² 2drama戏剧adjective | verb + play | preposition adjective➤one-act独幕剧➤stage舞台剧▸➤radio, television广播剧；电视剧▸➤musical音乐剧▸➤miracle, morality, mystery, nativity, passion奇迹剧；道德剧；神秘剧；耶稣降生剧；耶稣受难剧◆the children always perform a nativity play every christmas.每年圣诞节孩子们都演耶稣诞生的戏剧。➤school学校戏剧verb + play➤review评论戏剧◆the play is reviewed in most of today's papers.今天大多数报纸都评论了该剧。preposition➤play about关于⋯的剧本◆a play about teenage runaways关于离家出走青少年的剧本 ➡ note at performance (for more verbs) play noun³ 3in sports体育adjective | verb + play | preposition | phrases adjective➤excellent, good精彩的比赛➤bad, poor糟糕的／差劲的比赛▸➤fair公平的比赛▸➤dangerous, dirty, foul, rough, violent危险动作；无体育道德的动作；犯规动作；粗野的动作◆he was sent off for foul play.他由于犯规而被罚下场。verb + play➤stop停止比赛◆rain stopped play 40 minutes into the match.比赛进行了 40 分钟因雨而暂停。preposition➤in play（球）按规则处于可比赛状态中◆the ball is still in play.这个球在界内。➤out of play（球）按规则处于非可比赛状态中◆he kicked the ball out of play.他把球踢出界外。phrases➤at close of play, at start of play (in cricket板球) 在比赛结束时／开始时◆at close of play he had scored 38 not out.比赛结束时，他得了 38 分没有出局。play noun⁴ 4 (name) an action or move in a game打法；技巧adjective | verb + play adjective➤big大发挥◆a double play ended the inning and the red sox were up.双杀结束了那一局，红袜队晋级。➤final最后一球◆the final play of the first half决定上半场的最后一球➤defensive, offensive (both in american football均用于美式橄榄球) 防守；进攻➤running (in american football美式橄榄球) 跑阵➤double, triple (both in baseball均用于棒球) 双杀；三杀◆there were ten double plays completed.场上完成了十次双杀。verb + play➤execute, make, run (in american football美式橄榄球) 成功地完成动作；出色地达成战术目标◆the team's ability to execute a play这支球队执行战术的能力◆he made several nice defensive plays.他做了几个漂亮的防守动作。◆they ran 10 plays inside the 30 in the fourth quarter.第四节时他们在 30 码内打了 10 档进攻。➤call (in american football美式橄榄球) 组织战术并传达给球员◆the offensive coordinator has called 60 running plays and 44 passes.进攻协调员叫了 60 档跑阵和 44 档传球。play verb¹ 1of children儿童verb + play | preposition verb + play➤let sb让某人玩◆the other children wouldn't let him play.其他孩子不让他玩。preposition➤at (bre) 装扮⋯玩◆let's play at pirates!咱们扮海盗玩吧！➤with玩⋯◆the little girl was playing with her toys.这个小女孩在玩自己的玩具。play verb² 2game/sport游戏；运动adverb | verb + play | preposition adverb➤brilliantly, superbly, well比赛表现出色▸➤badly, poorly比赛表现差劲verb + play➤learn to学打⋯▸➤teach sb to教某人打⋯▸➤be difficult to, be easy to⋯难打；⋯易踢▸➤see sb, watch sb看某人打⋯preposition➤against与⋯比赛◆these guys make the team very difficult to play against.这些家伙使他们队难以抗衡。➤at比赛⋯◆i've never played john at tennis.我从来没有同约翰打过网球。➤for为⋯队效力◆he plays for the chicago bears.他为芝加哥熊队效力。➤in在⋯中比赛◆she has played in every game this season.她参加了本赛季所有的比赛。➤with和⋯比赛◆she was playing cards with her mother.她在和母亲打扑克。play verb³ 3music音乐adverb | verb + play adverb➤beautifully, brilliantly, excellently, superbly, well演奏精湛▸➤badly演奏差劲➤together合奏▸➤live现场演奏◆the band will be playing live in the studio.乐队将在演播室现场演奏。verb + play➤learn to学习演奏◆i'm learning to play sax.我正在学习演奏萨克斯管。➤teach sb to教某人演奏▸➤be easy to, be difficult to容易／难以演奏◆a piece that is relatively easy to play比较容易演奏的乐曲➤hear sb听某人演奏◆have you ever heard her play?你听过她演奏吗？ play /pleɪ/ verb [intransitive] (especially name) to have a particular effect on sb 产生影响◆providing good service plays well with customers. 提供良好的服务会让顾客感到舒心。 ●have money, time, etc. to play with (informal) to have a particular amount of money, time, etc. for doing sth 有的是（金钱或时间等）◆we don't have a lot of money to play with. 我们没有多少钱。●play by sb's (own) rulesif sb plays by their own rules or makes other people play by their rules they set the conditions for doing business 制订游戏规则；以自己的方式行事●play by the rulesto deal fairly and honestly with people 照章办事；按规矩行事◆they were a well-run company and played by all the rules, but still failed. 他们的公司经营有方，遵规守纪，但还是倒闭了。●play catch-up (especially name) to try to be as good or successful as a competitor 努力追赶◆they are one of the biggest companies in the industry and we're always playing catch-up with them. 他们是本行业最大的公司之一，我们一直在努力追赶他们。●play for high stakesto be involved in an activity where you can lose a lot if it fails, but gain a lot if it is successful 冒大风险；下大赌注●play the (stock) marketto buy and sell shares in order to make a quick profit 炒股票；证券投机◆not all investors wish to take a risk by playing the market. 并非所有投资者都愿意冒险炒股票。●play a (key, major, vital, etc.) part/role (in sth) ●have a (key, major, vital, etc.) part/role to play (in sth)to be involved in sth and have an important effect on it 发挥重要作用◆she had played a key role in the growth of the business. 她在企业的发展中起了关键作用。◆financial rewards play an important part in motivating staff. 奖金在激励员工方面发挥着重要作用。●play the systemto use a set of rules that control sth in a way that gives you an advantage 钻制度的漏洞◆the developers are experts at playing the planning system. 开发商们都精于钻计划体制的空子。●play to your strengthsto give your attention and effort to things that you do well; to give sb the opportunity to do this 发挥长处；发挥优势◆each member of the team should have a task that plays to their strengths. 小组的每一位成员应该承担一项能够发挥自己长处的任务。 ●play sth backto play telephone messages that have been recorded 回放（电话）录音；播放●play sth downto try to make sth seem less important than it is 减低…的重要性；淡化；贬低◆they had made serious losses and were trying to play them down. 他们出现了严重亏损，正在努力淡化这事。 opp play sth up ●play for sthto try to gain sth; to compete with sb for sth 努力争取某事物；为某事物而竞争◆there is still 96% of the company to play for. 这家公司仍有 96% 的股份需要努力争取。●play out ●play itself/themselves out to develop or end in a particular way 进展；进行到底◆let's make a decision on this and see how it plays out. 让我们就此事作个决定，再看其如何进展。●play sth upto try to make sth seem more important than it is 夸大…的重要性；渲染；强调◆i played up my previous experience in the industry. 我夸大了自己以往在本行业的经验。 opp play sth down play /pleɪ/ noun1. [uncountable] the activity or operation of sth; the influence of sth on sth else 活动；作用；影响◆the free play of market forces 市场力量的自由调节作用◆unemployment figures have fallen but there may be seasonal factors at play. 失业数字业已下降，但有可能是季节性因素在起作用。2. (stock exchange 证券交易(所)) (informal) [countable] an act of investing money in particular shares, bonds, etc. 证券投资◆although the shares are not cheap, they are a defensive play that won't let you down. 尽管这只股票不便宜，但这是防御性投资，不会让你亏本。 ●bring/call sth into playto begin to use sth 开始使用◆more funding will be brought into play. 将动用更多的资金。●come into playto begin to be used or to have an effect 开始活动；开始起作用◆a number of factors come into play when you ask people to work together in groups. 当你让人们分担集体工作时，会有多个因素发挥作用。●in playif a company is in play, it can be bought by another company （公司）供出售◆the company has been put in play as a takeover target. 这家公司已被列为收购目标。●make a play for sb/sthto try to obtain sth; to do things that are intended to produce a particular result 企图得到某事物；处心积虑做事◆she was making a play for the sales manager's job. 她挖空心思想要取得销售部经理的职位。 plug and play ◇ pure play ◇ role play ☞ play☞ playplay nounplay ♦︎ drama ♦︎ comedy ♦︎ tragedy ♦︎ sketch ♦︎ farcethese are all words for a piece of writing that is intended to be performed as entertainment.这些词均表示戏剧或剧本。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a play / drama / comedy / tragedy / sketch / farce by sb◆a play / drama / comedy / tragedy / sketch / farce about sth◆a shakespearean play / drama / comedy / tragedy◆a television / radio play / drama / comedy◆a historical play / drama◆to write a play / drama / comedy / tragedy / sketch / farce◆to perform a play / drama / sketch◆to do a play / sketch◆to see a play / drama / comedy / sketch■ play [countable] a piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or radio戏剧；剧本◆kate's class decided to put on (= organize and perform) a play for the school.凯特的班打算为学校演出排演一个剧目。◆the theatre was refused permission to stage the play.剧场未获准上演这个剧。 ➡ see also playwright → writer ■ drama /drɑːmə/ [countable] a play, especially one that has a very exciting or emotional story（尤指剧情令人兴奋或激动的）戏，剧◆the story easily fits into the standard mould of a courtroom drama.这个故事很符合法庭戏的常规模式。◆it is a lavish costume drama (= a film, especially on television, about a period in the past) set in the early twentieth century.这是一部耗资巨大的古装戏，背景设定在 20 世纪初。 ➡ see also drama → drama , dramatist → writer ■ comedy /kɒmədi; name kɑːmədi/ [countable, uncountable] a play or film that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending; plays and films of this type喜剧；喜剧片◆it's a romantic comedy starring meg ryan and tom hanks.这是由梅格 • 瑞安和汤姆 • 汉克斯主演的浪漫喜剧。◆they spent hours watching comedy on television.他们看了几个小时的电视喜剧片。■ tragedy /trædʒədi/ [countable, uncountable] a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in which the main character dies; plays of this type悲剧；悲剧作品◆revenge tragedies were very popular in elizabethan england.复仇悲剧在伊丽莎白一世时代的英格兰非常受欢迎。◆in greek tragedy the main character usually identifies himself upon entering the stage.在希腊悲剧中，主要人物上场后通常要表明身分。■ sketch /sketʃ/ [countable] a short funny scene that is part of a longer show in a theatre or on television or radio幽默短剧；小品◆the drama group did a sketch about a couple buying a new car.剧社上演了一出夫妻二人买新车的短剧。■ farce /fɑːs; name fɑːrs/ [countable, uncountable] a funny play for the theatre based on ridiculous and unlikely situations and events; this type of writing or performance滑稽戏；闹剧；滑稽戏剧本◆feydeau's classic bedroom farce (= a funny play about sex) is set in turn-of-the-century paris.费多的经典床上笑剧以世纪之交的巴黎为背景。◆farce is often looked down upon by serious theatre goers.以严肃的态度去戏院看戏的人常常看不起滑稽剧。play verb 1➤children playing孩子们在玩耍➤play football/for england/against france踢足球；代表英格兰参赛；跟法国队比赛➤play the piano/the role of hamlet弹钢琴；扮演哈姆雷特play ♦︎ celebrate ♦︎ have fun ♦︎ enjoy yourself ♦︎ have a good/great time ♦︎ party ♦︎ live it upthese words all mean to do things for pleasure and/or get enjoyment from sth.这些词均表示玩乐。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆let's play / celebrate / have fun / enjoy ourselves / have a good time / party / live it up■ play [intransitive, transitive] to do things for pleasure, as children do, instead of working玩耍；游戏；玩乐◆a group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.一群孩子在街上玩球。◆you'll have to play inside today.你们今天只能在屋里玩了。◆i haven't got anybody to play with!没有人跟我玩！◆there's a time to work and a time to play.工作、玩耍皆有时。◆let's play a different game.我们玩点别的吧。 ➡ see also play → entertainment noun ■ celebrate [intransitive, transitive] to show that a day or event is important by doing sth special on it庆祝；庆贺◆jake's passed his exams. we're going out to celebrate.杰克考试通过了，我们出去庆祝一下。◆we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in florence.我们在佛罗伦萨庆祝 25 周年结婚纪念日。◆how do people celebrate new year in your country?在你们国家，人们怎么庆祝新年？▸ celebration noun [uncountable] ◆her triumph was a cause for celebration.她的胜利是庆祝的理由。 ➡ see also celebration → event 2 ■ have fun -->phrase(has, had, had) (informal, especially spoken) to get enjoyment from what you are doing得到快乐；玩得开心◆have fun!尽情地玩吧！◆the kids were having fun in the water.孩子们在水里玩得正高兴呢。◆you can have a lot of fun with a cheap digital camera.一部廉价的数码相机就能带来很多乐趣。 ➡ see also fun → fun , fun → entertainment ■ enjoy yourself -->phraseto get enjoyment from what you are doing得到快乐；玩得开心◆enjoy yourselves!尽情地玩吧！◆the kids all seemed to enjoy themselves at the party.孩子们在聚会上好像都玩得很痛快。 ➡ see also enjoyment → fun ■ have a good time-->■ have a great time -->phrase(has, had, had) (informal, especially spoken) to get (great) enjoyment from what you are doing得到（极大的）快乐；玩得（非常）开心◆did you have a good time in spain?你们在西班牙玩得高兴吗 ?◆yes, we had a great time.是的，我们玩得非常开心。ⓘ have a great time is not used in questions. * have a great time 不用于疑问句◆did you have a great time? note 辨析 have fun, enjoy yourself or have a good time? have fun and have a good time are more informal than enjoy yourself and used especially in spoken english. have fun can be used ironically as an instruction to sb who is going to do sth that they do not expect to enjoy. * have fun 和 have a good time 比 enjoy yourself 较非正式，尤用于口语。have fun 可以是反语，用于告诉对方他们要做的事不会很令人愉快◆ (ironic) oh, is it your exam today? have fun!哦，你今天考试吧？好好享受吧！■ party [intransitive] (informal) to enjoy yourself, especially by eating, drinking alcohol and dancing寻欢作乐；吃喝玩乐◆they were out partying every night.他们每晚都外出寻欢作乐。 ➡ see also party → party noun 2 ■ live it up -->idiom (informal) to enjoy yourself in an exciting way, usually spending a lot of money尽情欢乐；纵情挥霍享乐◆they had this great win on the lottery and now they're living it up in hawaii.他们买彩票得了这大奖，现在正在夏威夷尽情享乐呢。play verb 2➤children playing孩子们在玩耍➤play football/for england/against france踢足球；代表英格兰参赛；跟法国队比赛➤play the piano/the role of hamlet弹钢琴；扮演哈姆雷特play ♦︎ go in for sth ♦︎ compete ♦︎ enterthese words all mean to be involved in an activity, especially a game, race or competition.这些词均表示参加比赛。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to play / compete in a competition, etc.◆to play / compete against sb◆to go in for / compete in / enter a competition / contest / race◆to compete in / enter a tournament◆to play / compete well■ play [transitive, intransitive] to be involved in a game; to compete against sb in a game; to take a particular position in a sports team参加比赛；同⋯比赛；（在运动队中）担任◆they play football on saturday mornings.他们每周六上午都踢足球。◆do you want to play cards with me?想跟我玩纸牌吗？◆have you ever played her at chess?你跟她下过国际象棋吗？◆france are playing wales tomorrow.明天法国队迎战威尔士队。◆france are playing against wales on saturday.星期六法国队迎战威尔士队。◆he plays for cleveland.他加入克利夫兰队参赛。◆evans played very well.埃文斯比赛很出色。◆who's playing on the wing?谁担任边锋？◆i've never played right back before.我过去从未打过右后卫。■ go in for sth -->phrasal verb(goes, went, gone) (usually used in negative statements通常用于否定陈述) to enjoy and take part in sth as an interest or hobby对⋯有兴趣；爱好◆she doesn't go in for team games.她对团体比赛项目不感兴趣。ⓘ in british english go in for sth also means to put your name on the list for an exam or competition.在英式英语中，go in for sth 还指报名参加考试或竞赛◆she's going in for the cambridge first certificate.她准备参加剑桥初级证书考试。■ compete [intransitive] to take part in a contest or game参加比赛（或竞赛）◆he's hoping to compete in the london marathon.他希望参加伦敦马拉松比赛。ⓘ compete is often followed by in with names of sports events like the marathon, the olympic games, the grand prix and the british open. * compete 常后接 in 及运动赛事名称如 the marathon、the olympic games、the grand prix 和 the british open。 ➡ see also competitor → participant ■ enter [transitive, intransitive] to put your name on the list for an exam or competition; to do this for sb报名参加，为（某人）报名参加（考试或比赛）◆1 000 children entered the competition.1 000 个孩子报名参加比赛。◆ (bre) only four british players have entered for the championship.只有四名英国选手参加了锦标赛。◆ (bre) how many students have been entered for the exam?让多少学生参加了考试？ ➡ see also entrant → candidate play verb 3➤children playing孩子们在玩耍➤play football/for england/against france踢足球；代表英格兰参赛；跟法国队比赛➤play the piano/the role of hamlet弹钢琴；扮演哈姆雷特play ♦︎ perform ♦︎ stage ♦︎ do ♦︎ produce ♦︎ act ♦︎ put sth on ♦︎ presentthese words all mean to play a musical instrument, sing, act in a play, etc., especially to entertain an audience.这些词均表示演奏、演唱或扮演。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to play / perform / do a piece◆to play / act a role / part◆to perform / stage / do / produce / act in / put on / present a play / show◆to perform / stage / do / act in / put on a production◆to stage / do / put on / present a / an performance / concert / exhibition◆a band / musician plays / performs / does sth◆a company stages / does / produces / puts on / presents a play / show◆to play / perform / stage / act / present sth well◆to play / perform / stage / present sth brilliantly◆to play / perform / act sth together◆to play / perform / do sth live / in public■ play [transitive, intransitive] to make music on a musical instrument; to take a part in a play or film演奏（乐器）；（在戏剧或电影中）扮演◆i'm learning to play the piano.我正学弹钢琴。◆play us that new piece.给我们演奏那首新曲子吧。◆in the distance a band was playing.远处有个乐队在演奏。◆the part of the queen was played by helen mirren.女王这一角色由海伦 • 米伦扮演。◆he had always wanted to play othello.他一直想扮演奥赛罗。■ perform [transitive, intransitive] to entertain an audience by playing a piece of music, acting in a play, etc.演出；表演◆the play was first performed in 1987.该剧于 1987 年首演。◆i'd like to hear it performed live.我希望能听现场演出。◆i'm looking forward to seeing you perform.我期待着看你演出。 ➡ see also performance → performance , performer → actor ■ stage [transitive] (especially written) to organize a play or event for people to see上演；举办；举行◆the local theatre group is staging a production of 'hamlet'.当地剧团在上演《哈姆雷特》。◆they're staging an exhibition in the church hall.他们正在教堂大厅里办展览。◆birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.伯明翰申办了下届全国田径锦标赛。 ➡ see also stage → drama ■ do (does, did, done) [transitive] (rather informal, especially spoken) to perform or organize a performance of a play, opera, concert, etc.演出，编排（戏剧、歌剧、音乐会等）◆the local dramatic society is doing 'hamlet' next month.当地剧社下月上演《哈姆雷特》。■ produce [transitive] to be in charge of preparing a play, film or television programme for the public to see制作，拍摄（戏剧、电影或电视节目）◆she produced a tv series about adopted children.她拍摄了一部描写被收养儿童的电视系列片。 ➡ see also production → performance ■ act [intransitive, transitive] to perform a part in a play or film扮演（戏剧或电影中的角色）◆most of the cast act well.这出戏大多数演员演得不错。◆he just can't act (= acts very badly).他根本不会演戏。◆the play was well acted.这出戏演得不错。◆she is acting the role of juliet.她在演朱丽叶这一角色。 ➡ see also acting → drama , actor → actor note 辨析 play or act?in this meaning, act can be used with an object ( act a part/role) as well as without ( he just can't act.); play can only be used with an object. it is more common to talk about a person playing rather than acting a role or part. people usually talk about acting a part when they are talking about sb pretending to be a particular type of person in everyday life.表达此义时，act 可以带宾语，如 act a part/role，也可以不带，如 he just can't act。play 必须带宾语。表示扮演某个角色较常用 play，而不用 act。表示在日常生活中装成某类人时通常用 act◆i found myself acting the part of the happy newly-married wife.我发现自己正假扮成一个幸福的新婚妻子。a play or film as a whole is acted, not played.谈论戏剧或电影的整体表演，用 act 而不用 play。◆the play/film was well played. ➡ see also act → pretend■ put sth on phrasal verb(putting, put, put)to organize or produce a play or event for people to see举办；上演；展出◆the local drama club is putting on 'macbeth' at the playhouse.当地的剧社正在剧场演出《麦克白》。■ present [transitive] (written) to organize or produce a play or event for people to see举办；上演；展出◆compass theatre company presents a new production of 'king lear'.罗经剧团推出了全新制作的《李尔王》。◆we plan to present the film uncensored and without commercial breaks.我们计划推出这部影片的未经删剪版，且不加插任何广告。note 辨析 stage, put sth on or present?you can stage, put on or present a live performance, show, play, concert or exhibition. you can present a film or a programme that has been recorded, but you cannot stage or put on a film. put on is used especially to talk about amateur (= not professional) performances. * stage、put on 或 present 可以与现场演出如 performance、show、play、concert 搭配，或与 exhibition 搭配。present 与 film 或录制好的节目搭配，但是 stage 或 put on 不能与 film 搭配。put on 尤指业余演出。play [uncountable] things that people, especially children, do for enjoyment rather than as work（尤指儿童的）游戏，玩耍；娱乐◆the happy sounds of children at play儿童嬉戏的欢闹声◆the importance of learning through play寓教于乐的重要性 ➡ see also play → play verb 1 play [countable] a piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or radio戏剧；剧本◆kate's class decided to put on (= organize and perform) a play for the school.凯特的班打算为学校演出排演一个剧目。◆the theatre was refused permission to stage the play.剧场未获准上演这个剧。 ➡ see also playwright → writer play [intransitive, transitive] to do things for pleasure, as children do, instead of working玩耍；游戏；玩乐◆a group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.一群孩子在街上玩球。◆you'll have to play inside today.你们今天只能在屋里玩了。◆i haven't got anybody to play with!没有人跟我玩！◆there's a time to work and a time to play.工作、玩耍皆有时。◆let's play a different game.我们玩点别的吧。 ➡ see also play → entertainment noun play [transitive, intransitive] to be involved in a game; to compete against sb in a game; to take a particular position in a sports team参加比赛；同⋯比赛；（在运动队中）担任◆they play football on saturday mornings.他们每周六上午都踢足球。◆do you want to play cards with me?想跟我玩纸牌吗？◆have you ever played her at chess?你跟她下过国际象棋吗？◆france are playing wales tomorrow.明天法国队迎战威尔士队。◆france are playing against wales on saturday.星期六法国队迎战威尔士队。◆he plays for cleveland.他加入克利夫兰队参赛。◆evans played very well.埃文斯比赛很出色。◆who's playing on the wing?谁担任边锋？◆i've never played right back before.我过去从未打过右后卫。play [transitive, intransitive] to make music on a musical instrument; to take a part in a play or film演奏（乐器）；（在戏剧或电影中）扮演◆i'm learning to play the piano.我正学弹钢琴。◆play us that new piece.给我们演奏那首新曲子吧。◆in the distance a band was playing.远处有个乐队在演奏。◆the part of the queen was played by helen mirren.女王这一角色由海伦 • 米伦扮演。◆he had always wanted to play othello.他一直想扮演奥赛罗。play¹/pleɪ ||; ple/verb1. [i] play (with sb/sth) to do sth to enjoy yourself; to have fun 玩；玩耍；游乐: ◇the children have been playing on the beach all day. 孩子们整天都在沙滩上玩耍。◇emma's found a new friend to play with. 埃玛找到一个可以跟她一起玩耍的新朋友。 2. [i,t] to take part in a game or sport 参与（游戏、体育运动或比赛） [t] ◇to play football/tennis/hockey 踢足球；打网球；打曲棍球: ◇i usually play against bill. 我通常以比尔为对手。◇she played him at table tennis and won. 她跟他打乒乓球赢了。◇do you know how to play chess? 你会下棋吗？◇who's brazil playing next in the world cup? 巴西队在世界杯中接下来跟哪个队比赛？ 3. [i,t] play (sth) (on sth) to make music with a musical instrument 演奏（乐器） [t] ◇to play the piano/guitar/trumpet 弹钢琴；弹吉他；吹小号: ◇my son's learning the piano. he plays very well. 我的儿子正在学弹钢琴，他弹得很好。◇she played a few notes on the violin. 她用小提琴拉了几个音。 ☞look at the note at piano. 参看piano的注释。 4. [t] to turn on a video, tape, etc so that it produces sound 播放（录像、录音带等）: ◇shall i play the cd for you again? 我把那张激光唱片再放一遍给你听好吗？ 5. [i,t] to act in a play, film, television programme, etc; to act the role of sb （在戏剧、电影、电视节目等中）扮演（角色）；演（戏） · ◇richard is going to play romeo. 理查德德将扮演罗密欧。 play a part, role, etc is often used in a figurative way britain has played an active part in the recent discussions. john played a key role in organizing the protest. play a part／role等常用作比喻：britain has played an active role in the recent discussions.在近期的讨论中，英国起了积极的作用。·john played a key role in organizing the protest.约翰在组织那次抗议活动中扮演了重要的角色。 6. [i] (formal 正式) to move quickly and lightly 轻快地移动: ◇sunlight played on the surface of the sea. 阳光在海面上闪烁。 for idioms containing play, look at the entries for the nouns, adjectives, etc, for example play it by ear is at ear. 含play的习语，参看有关名词、形容词等词条，如play it by ear可参看词条ear。 play at sth/being sth to do sth with little interest or effort 不太热心、不认真或敷衍地做: ◇he's only playing at studying. he'd prefer to get a job now. 他读书只是敷衍而已，他现在更想找一份工作。◇what is that driver playing at (= doing)? 那个司机究竟在做什么？ play sth back (to sb) to turn on and watch or listen to a film, tape, etc that you have recorded 播放，看，听（录好的电影、录音带等）: ◇play that last scene back to me again. 把最后那个片断再放一遍给我看。 play sth down to make sth seem less important than it really is 降低某事物的重要性；淡化: ◇to play down a crisis 把危机的严重性讲得轻些 play a off against b to make people compete or argue with each other, especially for your own advantage 使两人相争或相斗（尤指以便从中得到好处）: ◇i think she enjoys playing one friend off against another. 我认为她喜欢挑拨朋友之间的关系。 play on sth to use and take advantage of sb's fears or weaknesses 利用（某人的恐惧或弱点）: ◇this advertising campaign plays on people's fears of illness. 这项广告活动利用人们对疾病的恐惧心理。 play (sb) up(informal 非正式) to cause sb trouble or pain 给某人带来麻烦或痛苦: ◇the car always plays up in wet weather. 这辆汽车总是在下雨天出毛病。 play²/pleɪ ||; ple/noun1. [c] a piece of writing performed by actors in the theatre, or on television or radio 戏剧: ◇would you like to see a play while you're in london? 你在伦敦的时候，想去看戏吗？◇a radio/television play 广播剧；电视剧 actors and actresses rehearse a play. a theatre company, drama group, etc produces a play. a play is usually acted on a stage. 演员排演(rehearse)一出戏剧。剧团上演(produce)戏剧。戏剧通常在舞台(stage)上演出。 2. [u] the playing of a game or sport 进行，举行（游戏或体育运动）: ◇bad weather stopped play yesterday. 恶劣天气使昨天的比赛受阻。 we play tennis, football, etc but we cannot say a play of tennis. we have a game of tennis. 打网球、踢足球等说play tennis／football…，而不说a play of tennis，只说a game of tennis。 3. [u] activity done for enjoyment only, especially by children 玩耍，游戏，嬉戏（尤指儿童的）: ◇young children learn through play. 幼童从游戏中学习。◇the happy sound of children at play 孩子们玩耍的快活声音 4. [u] a control on a video or cassette player, etc that you press to start the tape running （录象机或录音机上的）播放键: ◇put the video into the machine then press play. 把录像带放进机器里，然后单击播放键。 fair play→fair¹playsee ⇨ actor/actress 2 ⇨ game 3,5 ⇨ music 3 ⇨ play a game or sport 1,2 ⇨ pretend 4 • • •• ⇨ be child's play• ⇨ be on/be playing• ⇨ drive on/play on/read on etc☞ play¹☞ play² |
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