play up
US
UK play up vi phrasal: UK, informal (child: misbehave) (孩子)
SC 惹麻烦，制造麻烦 rě má fán，zhì zào má fán
TC 製造麻煩
TC 製造麻煩
SC 不守规矩(孩子)
The children got bored on the long journey and started playing up.
孩子们厌倦了长途跋涉，开始不守规矩了。
play up vi phrasal: informal (appliance: malfunction) (机器)
SC 出故障，出毛病 chū gù zhàng，chū máo bìng
TC 發生故障
TC 發生故障
The washing machine suddenly started playing up.
洗衣机突然出故障了。
play [sth] up, play up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: US, informal (draw attention to [sth])
SC 引起对…的注意
SC 强调，突出 qiáng diào ，tū chū
TC 強調，突出
TC 強調，突出
SC 渲染，夸大…的重要性 kuā dà de zhòng yào xìng
TC 渲染
TC 渲染
She always used heavy eyeliner to play up her blue eyes.
她总是化很重的眼妆来突出她的那双蓝色眼眸。
play catch-up vtr + n: informal (get updated)
SC 了解最近情况
Julia wanted to play catch-up and find out what had happened while she had been away.
play catch-up vtr + n: informal (do work missed due to illness)
SC 赶工
SC 补上没有做的工作
I had to play catch-up after being away from work on sick leave.