play

[pleɪ] [pleɪ]
  • 第三人称单数:plays;
  • 过去式:played;
  • 过去分词:played;
  • 现在分词:playing;
  • 例句
    同义词
    反义词
    • vt.
      play的反义词之:游玩
      work
    • play的反义词之:其他释义
      work
    词组
    • play along 【非正式用语】
      To cooperate or pretend to cooperate 与…合作:与…合作或假装与…合作
    • play at
      To participate in; engage in. 参加:参加…;从事于… To do or take part in half-heartedly. 玩:不认真地做或参加
    • play back
      To replay (a recently recorded tape, for example). 重放:重播放(例如刚录下的磁带)
    • play down
      To minimize the importance of; make little of 贬低:降低…的重要性;贬低
    • play off
      &I{Sports} 参加加赛 To set (one individual or party) in opposition to another so as to advance one's own interests 使相斗(以坐收渔利):将(一个人或一个队)置于与另一个(人或队)相对的位置从而加强自己的利益
    • play on 或 play upon
      To take advantage of (another's attitudes or feelings) for one's own interests 利用:为自己的利益利用(别人的态度或感情)
    • play out
      To use up; exhaust 耗尽:用完;耗尽
    • play up
      To emphasize or publicize 强调:强调或宣传
    • make a play for
      (informal)attempt to attract or attain (非正式)(试图)吸引,勾引;(试图)达到,得到
    • make (great) play of (或 with)
      draw attention to in an ostentatious manner, typically to gain prestige or advantage (尤指为取得声望或优势)故意卖弄,大肆炒作
    • make play with
      treat frivolously 轻浮对待,戏弄
    • not playing with a full deck
    • play ball
    • play something by ear
      perform music without having to read from a score 不看乐谱弹奏
    英语四级真题
    • Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Personality plays a decisive role in how healthy one is.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later.
      出自-2016年6月听力原文
    • 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games.
      出自-2016年6月听力原文
    • We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too, Werbach says.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • So I've watched a lot of children—talking, playing, arguing, eating, studying, and being young.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • It aims to bring employees' potential and creativity into full play.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • He could not watch television except for two programs aweek, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week and write book reports about them.
      出自-2015年12月听力原文
    • "We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too," Werbach says.
      2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
    • "We realize that as a company with people, trucks, warehouses, we needed to play a larger role," said Eduardo Martinez, the president of the UPS Foundation.
      2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • He could not watch television except for two programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week and write book reports about them.
      2015年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • He noticed a couple of days after school, that a group of kids would get together to play chess.
      2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • I know how to play chess, let me go and show these kids how to do it, he said.
      2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • In the right circumstances, they even like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play.
      2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • Now known as "New York's shared space for art and play," the island, which lies between Manhattan and Brooklyn in Upper New York Bay, is closed to cars but open to summer tourists who flock for festivals, picnics, adventures, as well as these "legal graff
      2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    英语六级真题
    • Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Students use forums to chat, play games, and solve problems together at no cost, or they can pay a few hundred dollars to take courses with trained teachers.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Private companies play a big role in campus management.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • But will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families become any more diverse? Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Having opportunities of playing a leading role in society.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not many others are doing so.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • By far the biggest type of momentum that comes into play when it comes to changing our energy systems is economic momentum.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • But the priorities of many undergraduates are with extracurricular activities, playing sports, and partying and socializing.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • Better design and wiseruser of both mass transit systems and private vehicles will playing an important part in helping America get more out of energy used fortransportation.
      出自-2015年12月听力原文
    • But poor diet and physical inactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of some cancers.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
    • But when scientists had their subjects play a game一in which they won money by deceiving their partner, they noticed the negative signals from the amygdala began to decrease.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
    • Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have.
      2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have—but they must also get customers engaged in the process.
      2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • Even though scientists play a part in transmitting information to journalists and ultimately the public, too often the blame for ineffective communication is placed on the side of the journalists.
      2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people and to give girls everywhere infinitely more ways that spark their imagination and play out their stories.
      2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
    • It's not mechanics, but the play itself, that absorbs the expert's intelligence.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.
      2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
    • Our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks, while little rabbits play about and brush against their legs.
      2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • Our second study is about music, for this study researchers play music to babies through speakers located on either side of a human face.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • Our workplace culture, social norms and individual behaviors all play a part.
      2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
    • Steinberg and Gardner randomly assigned some participants to play alone or with two same-age peers looking on.
      2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • Still, some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not many others are doing so.
      2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • Take, for example, people who are learning to play basketball or the piano.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • They're open to the tactical possibilities and the musical challenges precisely because they're freed, through skill, from the need to pay attention to the low-level details of how to play.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • Those who play contact sports know that the player who usually gets hurt the most is the one who is standing still.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
    • We often take a militaristic, "tough" approach to resilience and determination like a Marine pulling himself through the mud, a boxer going one more round, or a football player picking himself up off the ground for one more play.
      2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;
      "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
      2. a theatrical performance of a drama;
      "the play lasted two hours"
      3. a preset plan of action in team sports;
      "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
      4. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;
      "he made a great maneuver""the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
      5. a state in which action is feasible;
      "the ball was still in play""insiders said the company's stock was in play"
      6. utilization or exercise;
      "the play of the imagination"
      7. an attempt to get something;
      "they made a futile play for power""he made a bid to gain attention"
      8. play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules;
      "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
      9. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds;
      "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
      10. the removal of constraints;
      "he gave free rein to his impulses""they gave full play to the artist's talent"
      11. a weak and tremulous light;
      "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers""the play of light on the water"
      12. verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);
      "he became a figure of fun"
      13. movement or space for movement;
      "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
      14. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
      "it was all done in play""their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
      15. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize);
      "his gambling cost him a fortune""there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
      16. the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;
      "it is my turn""it is still my play"
      17. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
    • Verb
      1. participate in games or sport;
      "We played hockey all afternoon""play cards""Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
      2. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome;
      "This factor played only a minor part in his decision""This development played into her hands""I played no role in your dismissal"
      3. play on an instrument;
      "The band played all night long"
      4. play a role or part;
      "Gielgud played Hamlet""She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role""She played the servant to her husband's master"
      5. be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children;
      "The kids were playing outside all day""I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
      6. replay (as a melody);
      "Play it again, Sam""She played the third movement very beautifully"
      7. perform music on (a musical instrument);
      "He plays the flute""Can you play on this old recorder?"
      8. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
      "He acted the idiot""She plays deaf when the news are bad"
      9. move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly;
      "The spotlights played on the politicians"
      10. bet or wager (money);
      "He played $20 on the new horse""She plays the races"
      11. engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion;
      "On weekends I play""The students all recreate alike"
      12. pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity;
      "Let's play like I am mommy""Play cowboy and Indians"
      13. emit recorded sound;
      "The tape was playing for hours""the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"
      14. perform on a certain location;
      "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16""She has been playing on Broadway for years"
      15. put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game;
      "He is playing his cards close to his chest""The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"
      16. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously;
      "They played games on their opponents""play the stockmarket""play with her feelings""toy with an idea"
      17. behave in a certain way;
      "play safe""play it safe""play fair"
      18. cause to emit recorded sounds;
      "They ran the tapes over and over again""Can you play my favorite record?"
      19. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination;
      "She played nervously with her wedding ring""Don't fiddle with the screws""He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
      20. use to one's advantage;
      "She plays on her clients' emotions"
      21. consider not very seriously;
      "He is trifling with her""She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
      22. be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way;
      "This speech didn't play well with the American public""His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"
      23. behave carelessly or indifferently;
      "Play about with a young girl's affection"
      24. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space;
      "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"
      25. perform on a stage or theater;
      "She acts in this play""He acted in `Julius Caesar'""I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
      26. be performed;
      "What's playing in the local movie theater?""`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"
      27. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
      "I cannot work a miracle""wreak havoc""bring comments""play a joke""The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
      28. discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream;
      "play water from a hose""The fountains played all day"
      29. make bets;
      "Play the reaces""play the casinos in Trouville"
      30. stake on the outcome of an issue;
      "I bet $100 on that new horse""She played all her money on the dark horse"
      31. shoot or hit in a particular manner;
      "She played a good backhand last night"
      32. use or move;
      "I had to play my queen"
      33. employ in a game or in a specific position;
      "They played him on first base"
      34. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
      "Princeton plays Yale this weekend""Charlie likes to play Mary"
      35. exhaust by allowing to pull on the line;
      "play a hooked fish"
    行业词典
    • 体育: 进行体育活动;使上场;
      心理学: 游戏;
      数学: 局;
      金融: 百搭牌期权;