player
/ˈpleɪə(r)/noun
1
- a person taking part in a sport or game运动员：
a tennis player.
网球运动员。
1.1
- a person or body that is involved and influential in an area or activity参与者, 角色：
the country's isolationism made it a secondary player in world political events.
这个国家的孤立主义政策使得它在世界政治事务中只能充当二流角色。
1.2
- （也作playa /ˈpleɪə/）informal a confident, successful man with many sexual partners〈非正式〉风流浪子, 情场老手, 有多个性伴侣的自信成功男士：
she's so wary of playas, she's declared herself celibate.
她非常小心翼翼地提防着花花公子, 甚至已经宣布自己是个独身主义者。
2
- usu. with modifier a person who plays a musical instrument演奏者, 乐手：
a guitar player.
吉他手。
2.1
- a device for playing records, compact discs, cassettes, etc.唱机, 光盘播放机, 盒式磁带播放机。
3
- an actor演员：
there are moments of tenderness beautifully expressed by the players.
有些温柔的时光, 被演员们表达得非常美妙。