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| 1 | C a piece of writing intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or the radio 剧本；戏剧 |
| a West End play 在伦敦西区上演的戏剧 |
| Have you seen Maggie Smith’ s latest play? 你看过玛吉·史密斯最新的剧本吗？ |
| She writes radio and television plays. 她创作广播剧和电视剧剧本。 |
| put on/perform a play The school will be putting on a Shakespeare play this summer. 今年夏天该校将把莎士比亚的一部剧搬上舞台。 |
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| 2 | U activities that are done because they are enjoyable and fun , especially by children （尤指儿童的）游戏，玩耍 |
| The infants have a play period right after lunch. 小孩子们吃完午饭后有一段游戏时间。 |
| at play She watched the children at play in the park. 她看着在公园中玩耍的孩子们。 |
| | 2a | singular the activity of playing for a period of time 一段时间的玩耍 | | You can have a little play, and then it’ s time for bed. 你可以玩一会儿，然后就该上床睡觉了。 | |
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| 3 | U the action in a sport or game （体育运动或比赛中的）动作，活动；比赛 |
| The golf match was suspended during the storm, but play resumed later on. 高尔夫球赛因为暴风雨而暂时中断，但后来又继续进行。 |
| The wet and muddy conditions determined the style of play. 潮湿泥泞的环境决定了比赛的风格。 |
| | 3a | C/U a particular action in a game , or the quality of the action （比赛中特定的）动作，动作质量 | | That was good play by Henman. 亨曼的动作漂亮极了。 | |
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| 4 | U if there is play in something such as a rope , it is not stretched tight and you can move it （绳子等的）松动 |
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| - | bring sth into play
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| to make something start to have an effect |
| 使某事物发挥作用 |
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| If they continue to deliver late, we’ ll have to bring the penalty charge into play. 如果他们还是迟迟不送货，我们就只好实施罚款了。 |
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| - | come into play
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| to start to happen or have an effect |
| 开始发生作用；开始起作用 |
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| When the new policy comes into play, fewer people will have control. 新政策生效的时候，较少有人能把控。 |
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| - | in play
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| 1 | not seriously 不严肃地；闹着玩地 | I didn’ t mean to frighten you. I was only doing it in play. 我不是故意要吓你。我只是闹着玩。 | |
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| 2 | if a ball is in play , it is within the area where a game can be played （球）在界内 |
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| - | make a play for sth
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| to try and get something such as an important job or position |
| 尽力争取（重要工作或职位） |
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| Jim made a play for head of department, but didn’ t succeed. 吉姆曾竭力谋取部门负责人的职位，但没有成功。 |
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| - | make a play for sb
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| to try to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with someone by making them notice you |
| 千方百计地追求某人 |
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| - | out of play
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| if a ball is out of play , it is outside the area where a game can be played |
| （球）出界 |
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| - | a play on words
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| a clever or funny use of a word that has two different meanings |
| 文字游戏 |
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| Words frequently used with play | | play 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | direct, perform, produce, put on, rehearse, stage, write, | 1 | | | |
| See also | | - fair play | | - foul play | | - state of play | |
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