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verb/pleɪ/
/pleɪ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they play | /pleɪ/ /pleɪ/ |
| he / she / it plays | /pleɪz/ /pleɪz/ |
| past simple played | /pleɪd/ /pleɪd/ |
| past participle played | /pleɪd/ /pleɪd/ |
| -ing form playing | /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to do things for pleasure, as children do; to enjoy yourself, rather than work
玩耍；游戏；玩乐 - You'll have to play inside today.
你今天只能在屋里玩耍。 - There's a time to work and a time to play.
工作、玩耍皆有时。 - play with somebody/something A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.
一群孩子在街上玩球。 - I haven't got anybody to play with!
没有人跟我玩儿！ - play something Let's play a different game.
咱们玩点别的游戏吧。
Synonyms entertainmententertainmentfun ▪ recreation ▪ relaxation ▪ play ▪ pleasure ▪ amusementThese are all words for things or activities used to entertain people when they are not working.entertainment films, television, music, etc. used to entertain people:- There are three bars, with live entertainment seven nights a week.
有三家酒吧每周七个晚上都有现场文艺节目。
- It wasn’t serious—it was all done in fun.
那不是认真的，全是闹着玩的。 - We didn’t mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun.
我们并非有意要伤害他，只不过是开个玩笑罢了。 - The lottery provides harmless fun for millions.
彩票抽奖为数百万人提供无伤大雅的娱乐。
- His only form of recreation is playing football.
他唯一的娱乐就是踢足球。
- I go hill-walking for relaxation.
我要是想放松一下，就到山上走走。
- the happy sounds of children at play
儿童嬉戏的欢闹声
- Are you in Paris for business or pleasure?
你来巴黎公干还是游玩？
- What do you do for amusement round here?
你在这儿以什么消遣？
- to do something for entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/pleasure/amusement
- to provide entertainment/fun/recreation/relaxation/amusement
Culture toys and gamestoys and gamesMost young children are given toys for their birthday or at Christmas. Many regularly spend their pocket money on smaller toys. Popular toys include building bricks such as Lego, plastic farm animals, toy cars, model railways and dressing-up costumes. Many children have dolls, and several sets of clothes to dress them in. Particularly popular are Action Man figures and Barbie dolls. Babies are given rattles (= toys that make a noise when shaken), soft toys and teddy bears. Action figures, small plastic models of characters from television shows or films, are also popular. Some parents do not allow their children to have guns or other toys that represent weapons because they do not want them to think it is fun to injure or kill people.Among traditional games that are still popular are board games such as snakes and ladders and Cluedo, card games such as Happy Families and Snap, and word games such as hangman and Scrabble.Children play outside with skipping ropes, bicycles, skateboards, scooters and Rollerblades™. In playgrounds there are often swings, a slide, a see-saw and a climbing frame (NAmE jungle gym) to climb on. Traditional games played outside include hopscotch, a game in which children hop over squares drawn on the ground to try to pick up a stone, and tag, in which one child runs after the others until they catch one of them and then that child has to chase the rest.Few people give up games completely when they become adults. Many people play card games like bridge and poker, and board games such as Scrabble, Monopoly, backgammon and chess.Games consoles and apps are very popular. Games can be played online, either against a real opponent, who is playing somewhere else on their own device, or against a computer program that can be set to a suitable level of difficulty.Extra Examples- The other children wouldn't let him play.
其他孩子不让他玩。 - The little girl was playing with her toys.
这个小女孩在玩自己的玩具。 - The children spent too much time playing computer games.
孩子们花了太多时间玩电脑游戏。 - I used to spend hours playing with Lego.
我曾经花几个小时玩乐高。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + play- let somebody
- at
- with
- You'll have to play inside today.
- [transitive, no passive, intransitive] to pretend to be or do something for fun
（为玩耍）假装，假扮 - play something Let's play pirates.
咱们假扮海盗玩吧。 - play at something Let's play at pirates!
咱们扮海盗玩吧！ - play at doing something They were playing at being cowboys.
他们装扮成牛仔玩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + play- let somebody
- at
- with
- play something Let's play pirates.
- [transitive, intransitive] to be involved in a game; to compete against somebody in a game
参加比赛；（同某人）比赛 - play something to play football/cards
踢足球；打牌 - play something with/against somebody I usually play chess with my brother.
我通常和我弟弟下棋。 - play somebody France are playing Wales tomorrow.
明天法国队和威尔士队比赛。 - play somebody at something Have you played her at squash yet?
你跟她打过壁球没有？ - play for somebody He plays for Cleveland.
他代表克利夫兰参赛。 - play against somebody France are playing against Wales on Saturday.
星期六法国队迎战威尔士队。 - play with somebody I like football, but I don't have anyone to play with.
我喜欢足球，但没人陪我踢。 - + adv./prep. Evans played very well.
埃文斯比赛很出色。
Extra ExamplesTopics Games and toysa1- I've never played John at tennis.
我从来没有同约翰打过网球。 - She has played in every game this season.
她参加了本赛季所有的比赛。 - She was playing cards with her mother.
她在和母亲打扑克。 - These guys make the team very difficult to play against.
这些家伙使他们队难以抗衡。 - United are difficult to play against.
与联队比赛不容易。 - 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？ - They play basketball on Saturday mornings.
他们星期六早上打篮球。 - They've played six games in the last month.
他们上个月打了六场比赛。 - If you are interested in playing or coaching, please contact the club president.
如果您有兴趣参加比赛或执教，请联系俱乐部主席。 - He plays golf on Sundays.
他每星期天都去打高尔夫球。 - Both teams played well.
两队都打得很好。 - She plays for the local team.
她为当地球队效力。 - Matches were played on Sunday.
比赛于周日进行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brilliantly
- superbly
- well
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- be difficult to
- …
- against
- at
- for
- …
- play something to play football/cards
- [intransitive] to take a particular position in a sports team
（在运动队中）担当，充任 - + adv./prep. Who's playing on the wing?
谁担任边锋？ - + noun I've never played right back before.
我过去从来未当过右后卫。
- + adv./prep. Who's playing on the wing?
- [transitive] play somebody (+ adv./prep.) to include somebody in a sports team
派…出场；让…加入运动队 - I think we should play Matt on the wing.
我认为我们应该让麦特打边锋。
- I think we should play Matt on the wing.
- [transitive] play something to make contact with the ball and hit or kick it in the way mentioned
触，带，踢，击（球） - She played the ball and ran forward.
她带球向前冲。 - He played a backhand volley.
他用反手截击球。
- She played the ball and ran forward.
- [transitive] play something (in chess) to move a piece in chess, etc.
走（子）；行（棋） - She played her bishop.
她走象。
- She played her bishop.
- [transitive, intransitive] play (something) (in card games) to put a card face upwards on the table, showing its value
出牌 - to play your ace/a trump
出 A／王牌 - He played out of turn!
他抢出牌！
- to play your ace/a trump
- [transitive, intransitive] to perform music on a musical instrument
演奏（乐曲） - play (something) She played Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20.
她演奏了莫扎特第 20 钢琴协奏曲。 - The music is well played and beautifully recorded.
音乐演奏得很好并且录制得很好。 - In the distance a band was playing.
远处有个乐队在演奏。 - play on something He sat in the corner, playing softly on his guitar.
他坐在角落里，轻轻地弹着吉他。 - play something on something He played a tune on his harmonica.
他用口琴吹奏了一支曲子。 - play something to somebody Play that new piece to us.
给我们演奏那支新曲子吧。 - play somebody something Play us that new piece.
给我们演奏那支新曲子吧。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica1- Have you ever heard her play?
你听过她演奏吗？ - The band will be playing live in the studio.
乐队将在演播室现场演奏。 - a piece that is relatively easy to play
比较容易演奏的乐曲 - She was playing songs on her ukelele.
她正在用尤克里里琴演奏歌曲。 - Classical music was playing in the background.
背景音乐是古典音乐。 - He played the bride in with ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’.
他在《示巴女王的到来》中饰演新娘。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- brilliantly
- excellently
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- be easy to
- …
- play (something) She played Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20.
- [transitive] play something to have the skill of performing on a musical instrument
会演奏，会弹奏（乐器） - Do you play a musical instrument?
你会乐器吗？ - to play the piano/violin/flute
弹钢琴；拉小提琴；吹长笛 - I'm learning to play sax.
我正在学吹萨克斯。
Extra Examples- learning to play the violin
学习拉小提琴 - They learnt to dance, sing and play musical instruments.
他们学会了跳舞、唱歌和演奏乐器。 - In my twenties, I played trombone at a fairly high level.
在我二十多岁的时候，我的长号演奏水平已经相当高了。
- Do you play a musical instrument?
- [transitive] play something to use an MP3 player, a CD player, etc. to make it possible to hear a song, an album, a CD, etc.
播放 - I played some music to drown out the noise.
我播放音乐来盖过噪声。 - They're always playing that song on the radio.
电台总是播放那首歌。
- I played some music to drown out the noise.
- [intransitive] (of a song, an album, etc.) to be heard
（歌曲、专辑等）被播放 - My favourite song was playing on the radio.
收音机里播放着我最喜爱的歌曲。
- My favourite song was playing on the radio.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a video or DVD) to start working; to make a video or DVD start working
播放 - These videos won't play on my computer.
这些视频在我的电脑上不能播放。 - play something Click below to play videos.
点击下方播放视频。 - Nothing happens when I try to play a DVD.
当我尝试播放 DVD 时没有任何反应。 - A short video was played to the court showing the inside of the house.
法庭上播放了一段展示房子内部情况的短视频。
- These videos won't play on my computer.
- [transitive, intransitive] to act in a play, film, etc.; to act the role of somebody
（在戏剧、电影等中）表演，扮演 - play something to play a role/part
扮演一个角色 - The part of Elizabeth was played by Cate Blanchett.
伊丽莎白一角由凯特·布兰切特扮演。 - He had always wanted to play Othello.
他一直想扮演奥赛罗。 - He was chosen to play the role of Judas.
他被选为扮演犹大的角色。 - She usually plays historical characters.
她通常扮演历史人物。 - play opposite somebody She played opposite Brad Pitt (= she and Brad Pitt played the two leading roles).
她与布拉德·皮特演对手戏。
- play something to play a role/part
- [intransitive, transitive] to pretend to be something that you are not
佯装；假装 - The children were dressed as soldiers, but they were just playing.
孩子们扮成士兵，但他们只是在装着玩。 - + adj. I decided it was safer to play dead.
我拿定主意装死会更安全些。 - + noun He walks around playing the outraged victim in all this.
在这一切中，他四处走动，扮演着愤怒的受害者。
- The children were dressed as soldiers, but they were just playing.
- [transitive] play the something to behave as though you are a particular type of person
装作；充当 - This is no time to play the hero.
这不是充英雄的时候。 - Don't play the innocent with me: you know what happened.
别跟我装无辜：你知道发生了什么。
- This is no time to play the hero.
- [intransitive] play (to somebody) (of a play or show) to be performed
上演；演出 - A production of ‘Carmen’ was playing to packed houses.
《卡门》一剧上演场场爆满。
- A production of ‘Carmen’ was playing to packed houses.
- [transitive] play something (of a band, theatre company, etc.) to give a performance in a particular place
在（某地）演出 - The band are playing 11 cities around the country.
乐队正在全国 11 个城市巡演。 - I've played some fantastic venues.
我在一些很棒的场馆里演出过。
- The band are playing 11 cities around the country.
- [transitive] play a part/role (in something/in doing something) to have an effect or influence on something
（在…中）发挥作用；（对…）产生影响 - Social media played an important part in the last election.
社交媒体在上一次选举中发挥了重要作用。 - Farming plays a crucial role in maintaining the landscape.
农业在维护景观方面发挥着至关重要的作用。 - High environmental temperatures may also play a role.
环境温度高也可能产生影响。 - Businesses can play their part by contributing some of their profits.
企业可以通过贡献部分利润来发挥自己的作用。 - All countries have a part to play in protecting the environment.
所有国家都有责任为保护环境做出贡献。
Extra Examples- Pesticides play a very important role in food production.
农药在粮食生产中发挥着非常重要的作用。 - Sugar plays a major part in dental cavities.
糖在蛀牙中起着重要作用。 - Zinc may play an important part in the health of the prostate.
锌可能在前列腺健康中发挥重要作用。 - The media has a role to play in informing the public debate.
媒体在为公众辩论提供信息方面可以发挥作用。
- Social media played an important part in the last election.
- [transitive] play a trick/tricks (on somebody) to trick somebody for fun
捉弄；戏弄 - Children ran around the village playing tricks.
孩子们在村子里跑来跑去捉弄人。 - I played a trick on him just to see his reaction.
我捉弄他只是为了看看他的反应。
- Children ran around the village playing tricks.
- [transitive] play something + adv./prep. to deal with a situation in the way mentioned
（以某种方式）应付，处理 - He played the situation carefully for maximum advantage.
他谨慎应付局面以获得最大利益。
- He played the situation carefully for maximum advantage.
- [intransitive, transitive] (often disapproving) to do something without being serious about it or putting much effort into it
敷衍应付；虚与委蛇 - play at something He was just playing at it before—now he's serious.
以前他只是敷衍应付，现在他认真了。 - play at doing something They were playing at being villains, like in the movies.
他们装扮成电影里的坏人。 - play something (with something) Officials are playing politics with farm programs.
官员们正在农业项目上玩弄政治手段。
- play at something He was just playing at it before—now he's serious.
- [intransitive] (usually in negative sentences) (informal) to be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that somebody can get what they want
愿意配合；愿意合作 - He needs another loan, but the bank won't play.
他还需要一笔贷款，但银行不配合。
- He needs another loan, but the bank won't play.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move or appear quickly and lightly, often changing direction or shape
闪烁；浮现；掠过 - Sunlight played on the surface of the lake.
阳光在湖面上闪烁。 - A small smile played on her lips.
她的嘴角浮现出一丝微笑。
- Sunlight played on the surface of the lake.
- [intransitive] when a fountain plays, it produces a steady stream of water
喷涌；涌流 - Two huge fountains were playing outside the entrance.
入口处有两个巨大的喷泉正在演奏。
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- offer
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- play
- post
- promise
- read
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- sell
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- sing
- take
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- tell
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- Two huge fountains were playing outside the entrance.
of children
sports/games
music
video/DVD
act/perform
have effect
trick
situation
not do something seriously
be willing to help
of light/a smile
of fountain
Word OriginOld English pleg(i)an ‘to exercise’, plega ‘brisk movement’, related to Middle Dutch pleien ‘leap for joy, dance’.
Idioms Most idioms containing play are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example play the game is at game.
have money, time, etc. to play with
- (informal) to have plenty of money, time, etc. for doing something
有的是金钱（或时间等）
play with yourself
- (informal) to masturbate
手淫
what is somebody playing at?
- used to ask in an angry way about what somebody is doing
（气愤时的质问语）某人在搞什么名堂？ - What do you think you are playing at?
你以为你在搞什么名堂？
- What do you think you are playing at?