To occupy oneself in amusement, sport, or other recreation:玩耍,游戏:使自己从沉浸于娱乐、体育运动或其它娱乐活动中:children playing with toys.在玩玩具的儿童Games To take part in a game:【游戏】 参加游戏:No minors are eligible to play.未成年人没有资格参加游戏To participate in betting; gamble.赌博:参与打赌;赌博To act in jest or sport:闹着玩:开玩笑或说笑话:They're not quarreling in earnest, they're just playing.他们不是在激烈地争吵,只是在开玩笑To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently; toy.See Synonyms at flirt 玩弄:不在意地或不在乎地处理或举动;玩弄参见 flirtTo behave or converse in a sportive or playful way.不认真地做:以开玩笑的或戏谑的方式举动或交谈To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:行动,处置:按特定方式来表现或从事:play fair; an investor who plays cautiously.公平处置;一个表现谨慎的投资者To act, especially in a dramatic production.扮演:演出,尤其指在戏剧作品中演出Music 【音乐】 To perform on an instrument:演奏:演奏某一乐器:play on an accordion.演奏手风琴To emit sound or be sounded in performance:奏响:演奏中发出声音或被奏出声音:The band is playing.乐队在演奏To be performed, as in a theater or on television:上演:被表演,如在戏院中或在电视中演出:A good movie is playing tonight.今晚有一部好影片要上映To be received or accepted:迎合,被接受:被接受或采纳:a speech that played poorly with the voters.不能迎合选民的演讲To move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly:轻快地移动:迅速、轻盈或不规则地移动或好象移动:The breeze played on the water.微风轻拂水面To function or discharge uninterruptedly:持续地喷出:持续地活动或发射:The fountains played in the courtyard.喷泉在庭院中喷水To move or operate freely within a bounded space, as machine parts do.运转:在某一限定的空间内象机器部件所做的一样自由地移动或操作v.tr.(及物动词)To perform or act (a role or part) in a dramatic performance.扮演:在戏剧演出中表演或扮演(一个角色)To assume the role of; act as:担任:充当…的角色;扮演…:played the peacemaker at the conference.在会议中扮演调解人To perform (a theatrical work) on or as if on the stage.演出:在舞台上或仿佛在舞台上演出(一部戏剧作品)To present a theatrical performance in (a given place):(在某地)演出:在(指定的场所)进行戏剧表演:The company played Detroit last week.上个星期剧团在底特律演出To pretend to be; mimic the activities of:装扮:假装成为…;模仿…的活动:played cowboy; played the star.装扮成牛仔;装扮成明星Sports Games 【体育运动】 【游戏】 To engage in (a game or sport):参加:参加(比赛或体育活动):play hockey; play chess.打曲棍球;下象棋To compete against in a game or sport.参加比赛:在一场比赛或体育活动中竞争To occupy or work at (a position) in a game:充当(某一位置):在比赛中占据或工作在(某一位置):Lou Gehrig played first base.卢·格里克打一垒To employ (a player) in a game or position:任用选手担任:在某场比赛或某一位置雇佣(某名选手):Let's play her at first base.让她打一垒To use or move (a card, piece, or ball) in a game or sport:打出牌或球:在比赛或体育活动中使用或移动的牌、棋子或球:play the queen of hearts.打出红桃皇后To make (a shot or stroke), as in tennis:打出:发出(一次射击或一次击球),如在网球中:played a strong backhand.打出有力的反手球Games 【游戏】 To bet; wager:打赌;押赌注:played five dollars on the roan horse.在花毛马上赌五美元To make bets on:对…打赌:在…上押赌注:play the races.赌赛马To perform or put into effect, especially as a jest or deception:作弄:执行或实施,尤其指开玩笑或欺骗:play a joke on a friend.对朋友开玩笑To handle; manage:处理:处理;对待:played the matter quietly.悄悄地把事办完To use or manipulate, especially for one's own interests:操纵:使用或操纵,尤指为了某人自身的利益操纵:He played his two opponents against each other.他操纵他的两个对手互相敌对Music 【音乐】 To perform on (an instrument):演奏:在(乐器)上演奏:play the guitar.演奏吉它To perform (a piece) on instruments or an instrument.弹奏(乐曲):用一组乐器或一件乐器演奏(乐曲)To cause (a record or phonograph, for example) to emit recorded sounds.放音:使(例如磁带或唱片)放出事先录制的声音To discharge or direct in or as if in a continuous stream:发射:以或仿佛以连续的流动发射或引导:play a hose on a fire.用水龙头把水射向火焰To cause to move rapidly, lightly, or irregularly:使轻快地活动:使迅速、轻快或不规则地活动:play lights over the dance floor.用灯光摇曳地照在舞池上To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line.使上钩的鱼疲乏:让(上钩的鱼)拉动吊线而致筋疲力尽n.(名词)A literary work written for performance on the stage; a drama.戏剧,剧本:用于在舞台的表演而写的文学作品;戏剧The performance of such a work.表演:戏剧作品的表演Activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation.游戏:为了娱乐或消遣而从事的活动Fun or jesting:玩笑:玩笑或开玩笑:It was all done in play.它全都是在玩笑中做的Sports Games 【体育运动】 【游戏】 The act or manner of engaging in a game or sport:比赛:参加比赛或体育活动的行为或方式:After a time-out, play resumed. The golf tournament featured expert play.暂停之后,比赛继续进行高尔夫球比赛以专业选手比赛为特色The act or manner of using a card, piece, or ball in a game or sport:打牌,打球:在比赛或体育活动中使用纸牌、棋子或球的行为或方式:my partner's play of the last trump; his clumsy play of the rebound.我的同伴打出最后一张王牌;他笨拙地接弹回的球A move or an action in a game:一著,一动作:比赛中的一次移动或动作:It's your play. The runner was thrown out in a close play.该由你走了。赛跑者很快被封杀出局Games Participation in betting; gambling.【游戏】 赌博:参加赌博;赌博Manner of dealing with others; conduct:行为,为人处世的方法:与他人打交道的方式;行为:fair play.公平行为An attempt to obtain something; a bid:企图获得:希望得到某物的企图;试图:a play for sympathy.试图获得同情Action, motion, or use:动作,作用:行动、活动或使用:the play of the imagination.运用想象力Freedom or occasion for action; scope:动作的范围,活动的自由:行动的自由或场合;范围:give full play to an artist's talents.See Synonyms at room 给艺术家的才能以充分发挥的空间参见 roomMovement or space for movement, as of mechanical parts.运动:运动或运动的空间,例如机器零件的运动Quick, often irregular movement or action, especially of light or color:变幻:迅速、经常是不规则的活动或动作,尤指灯光或色彩变幻:the play of color on iridescent feathers.彩虹色羽毛颜色的变幻