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• • 在…面前演奏乐器：

    She is going to play the piano to a big audience this evening.

    今晚她要给许多观众演奏钢琴。

  • 【板球】把球击向(某人方向)：

    He played the ball to the fielder's left,and took a guick run.

    他把球击向守场员的左面，然后便快跑。

  • 做给人看：

    Whether he is playing to Islamic radicals or simply taking a final poke at George Bush, his confrontation with America and the world will soon be one more problem for Mr.Clinton.

    不论他是做给伊斯兰激进分子看，还是趁最后一个机会找布什麻烦，他与美国和全世界对抗，不久就成为克林顿先生的问题。

  • 演与(主角)相对的异性角色
  • 迎合，投…所好：

    He played to popular prejudices to serve his political ends.

    他迎合大众的偏见来为他的政治目的服务。