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play at

英 [pleɪ æt]

美 [pleɪ æt]

对…敷衍了事; 拿…当儿戏; (尤指儿童)假扮…玩,玩…游戏; 搞…名堂; 想…念头

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 对…敷衍了事;儿戏似地做
    If you say that someoneis playing atsomething, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.
    1. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
      我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔***。
  • PHRASAL VERB (尤指儿童)假扮…玩,玩…游戏
    If someone, especially a child,plays atbeing someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.
    1. Ed played at being a pirate.
      埃德扮海盗玩。
  • PHRASAL VERB 搞…名堂;想…念头
    If you do not know what someoneis playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.
    1. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
      她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
    2. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
      “你以为你在动什么念头?”他说,“我不能卖掉这个。”

双语例句

  • We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
    我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔***。
  • Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen has revealed that he might not play at all this season.
    纽卡斯尔联队和英国兰的射手迈克尔欧文透露说他可能会错过本赛季的所有比赛。
  • He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
    他是个很有抱负的小伙子,想参加最高水平的比赛。
  • Have you decided what music you'd like us to play at the party?
    你是否决定了在晚会上希望我们演奏哪种音乐?
  • What would it mean to you to play at Wembley?
    能在温布利踢球对你来说有特别的意义吗?
  • I like to play at being capricious.
    我喜欢假装得很善变。
  • The new play at the National Theatre is pulling in large audiences.
    在国家剧院上演的新剧目吸引了大批观众。
  • She can play at that level. She's proven it by beating excellent players in the previous weeks.
    她能打出这样的水平,在前几个星期她打败了好几个非常优秀的选手,证明她有这个能力。
  • If he continued to act this way, I'd not let him play at all.
    如果他继续这样的行为,我就再也不让他踢球了。
  • At school they did a little play at christmas.
    圣诞节那天,他们在学校上演了一出短剧。