play up

• • (比赛等时)努力干，加油干；卖力气；拿出劲来：

    Play np,it's your turn!

    加油啊，该轮到你了。

  • (乐队)开始演奏；使劲演奏(音乐)：

    The band played up the national anthem.

    乐队奏起了国歌。

  • 突出；强调；宣扬；鼓吹，夸大…的重要性：

    Newspapers have played up the visit.

    报纸对这次访问已大肆宣传。

  • 调皮捣蛋；给(某人)制造麻烦；使(疼痛)；使(烦恼)：

    Don't let the pupils play up.

    别让小学生们淘气。

  • 举止不端；运转不良：

    The car's engine is beginning to play up.

    汽车的发动机开始出毛病了。

  • [美国英语]给…做广告，渲染：

    This new firm will attract the crowds,whatever its quality, provided that it gets played up in the right way.

    这家新开的商号将吸引大群大群的人，不管它质量如何，只要它广告做得好。

  • 在危急时刻表现良好
  • (马)不服控制，用后腿站立