英汉词典

play 基本解释

• vt. 游戏；扮演；演奏；播放；同…比赛
• vi. 演奏；玩耍；上演；参加比赛
• n. 游戏；比赛；剧本
• n. (Play)人名；(法、瑞典)普莱

play 词态变化

play 中文词源

来自古英语plegan,忙于，从事，演奏音乐，玩耍，来自West Germanic*plegan,忙于，从事于，来自PIE*dlegh,忙于，从事于，来自PIE*del,长的，词源同long,indulgent,pledge.并引申诸相关词义。

play 英文词源

play

play: [OE] The origins of play are obscure. It had a relative in Middle Dutch pleien ‘dance about, jump for joy’, but this has now died out, leaving it in splendid but puzzling isolation, its ancestry unaccounted for. Its underlying meaning appears to be ‘make rapid movements for purposes of recreation’, but already in Old English times it was being used for ‘perform on a musical instrument’. The earliest record of the use of the noun for a ‘dramatic work’ is from the 14th century.

play (v.)

Old English plegan, plegian "move rapidly, occupy or busy oneself, exercise; frolic; make sport of, mock; perform music," from West Germanic *plegan "occupy oneself about" (cognates: Old Saxon plegan "vouch for, take charge of," Old Frisian plega "tend to," Middle Dutch pleyen "to rejoice, be glad," German pflegen "take care of, cultivate"), from PIE root *dlegh- "to engage oneself," forming words in Celtic, Germanic, Slavic, and possibly Latin.

Meaning "to take part in a game" is from c. 1200. Opposed to work (v.) since late 14c. Related: Played; playing. To play up "emphasize" is from 1909; to play down "minimize" is from 1930; to play along "cooperate" is from 1929. To play with oneself "masturbate" is from 1896; play for keeps is from 1861, originally of marbles or other children's games with tokens. To play second fiddle in the figurative sense is from 1809 ("Gil Blas"). To play into the hands (of someone) is from 1705. To play the _______ card is attested from 1886; to play fair is from mid-15c. To play (something) safe is from 1911; to play favorites is attested from 1902. For play the field see field (n.).

play (n.)

Old English plega (West Saxon), plæga (Anglian) "quick motion; recreation, exercise, any brisk activity" (the latter sense preserved in swordplay, etc.), from or related to Old English plegan (see play (v.)). Meaning "dramatic performance" is attested by early 14c., perhaps late Old English. Meaning "free or unimpeded movement" of mechanisms, etc., is from c. 1200. By early Middle English it could mean variously, "a game, a martial sport, activity of children, joke or jesting, revelry, sexual indulgence." Sporting sense "the playing of a game" first attested mid-15c.; sense of "specific maneuver or attempt" is from 1868. To be in play (of a hit ball, etc.) is from 1788. Play-by-play is attested from 1927. Play on words is from 1798. Play-money is attested from 1705 as "money won in gambling," by 1920 as "pretend money."

play 词组搭配

play 英文释义

1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;

"he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"

2. a theatrical performance of a drama;

"the play lasted two hours"

3. a preset plan of action in team sports;

"the coach drew up the plays for her team"

4. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;

"he made a great maneuver"

"the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

5. a state in which action is feasible;

"the ball was still in play"

"insiders said the company's stock was in play"

6. utilization or exercise;

"the play of the imagination"

7. an attempt to get something;

"they made a futile play for power"

"he made a bid to gain attention"

8. play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules;

"Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

9. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds;

"rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

10. the removal of constraints;

"he gave free rein to his impulses"

"they gave full play to the artist's talent"

11. a weak and tremulous light;

"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"

"the play of light on the water"

12. verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);

"he became a figure of fun"

13. movement or space for movement;

"there was too much play in the steering wheel"

14. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;

"it was all done in play"

"their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

15. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize);

"his gambling cost him a fortune"

"there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

16. the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;

"it is my turn"

"it is still my play"

17. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

play 双语例句

1. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.

因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。

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2. Charlton are about to play an important away match.

查尔顿队即将在客场进行一场重要比赛。

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3. The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.

首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。

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4. Just play it safe, cover your ass, keep your head down.

要谨慎行事，保护好自己并保持低调。

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5. If something's a sure-fire hit then Radio One will play it.

如果哪首歌一定会火，那么第一频道肯定会播出。

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play 实用场景例句

...invite the children round to play...

邀请孩子们来玩

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They played in the little garden...

他们在小花园里玩耍。

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While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...

那对双胞胎玩扑克牌的时候，弗朗西斯坐着看书。

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Alain was playing cards with his friends...

阿兰正和朋友打扑克牌。

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Northern Ireland will play Latvia...

北爱尔兰队将对阵拉脱维亚队。

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I've played against him a few times.

我已多次和他交手。

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Think first before playing the ball...

踢出球前先想一想。

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Sikander Bakht played a bad shot...

西坎德尔·巴克特击出一记坏球。

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Someone had played a trick on her, stretched a piece of string at the top of those steps...

有人搞恶作剧整她，在最高的台阶上拉了一根绳子。

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I thought: 'This cannot be happening, somebody must be playing a joke'.

我想：“这不可能发生，肯定是谁在开玩笑。”

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She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.

她眼睛盯着地板，漫不经心地摆弄着手提包的带子。

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The company put on a play about the homeless...

这家剧团上演了一出讲述无家可归者的戏。

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It's my favourite Shakespeare play.

它是我最喜欢的一部莎士比亚戏剧。

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...Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in which he played Hyde...

他在其中饰演海德一角的《化身博士》

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His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.

他渴望扮演德拉库拉。

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Hill tried to play the peacemaker...

希尔想要充当和事佬。

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She was just playing the devoted mother...

她只是装得像个尽心尽责的母亲似的。

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Investors are playing it cautious, and they're playing it smart.

投资者审慎精明地行事。

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Nina had been playing the piano...

尼娜一直都在弹钢琴。

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Two people played jazz on a piano...

两人联手在一架钢琴上演奏爵士乐。

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She played her records too loudly...

她播放唱片时音量太大了。

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Every evening in those days the BBC played 'God Save The King'...

那些日子里，英国广播公司每天晚上都会播放《天佑吾王》。

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A band was playing...

乐队在表演。

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He will play concerts in Amsterdam and Paris.

他将在阿姆斯特丹和巴黎举办音乐会。

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The sun played on the frosty roofs.

阳光在结霜的屋顶上闪烁变幻。

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What the hell are you playing at?

你究竟在搞什么名堂？

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The real existence of a military option will come into play...

存在选择军事手段的切实可能这一点将会起到作用。

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Breathing brings many muscles into play.

呼吸使很多肌肉活动起来。

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They played a part in the life of their community...

他们参与到了自己社区的生活中。

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The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.

联合国在监督停火方面会发挥重要作用。

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