The children are playing about.
孩子们在玩着。
He plays around all the day.
他整天玩。
You're old enough now to stop playing around and start earning a living.
你已经不小了,别再贪玩了,该开始谋生了。
Why do you always play about the river?
你为什么总是在河边玩呢?
Tell the children not to play around the power station.
告诉这些孩子别在电站附近玩耍。
It is dangerous for children to play about with knife.
小孩子摆弄刀是很危险的。
Stop playing around with that gun.
别摆弄那支枪。
play about〔around〕 with sthWho's been playing about with my papers?
是谁翻乱了我的文件?
He played around with the clothes again.
他又把衣服翻乱了。
play about〔around〕 with sbYou shouldn't play about with another woman's husband.
你不应该和人家的丈夫混在一起。
I warned you not to play around with married women; it always leads to trouble.
我警告过你不要和已婚的女人胡搞,这总会引起麻烦的。
May I play against you?
我可以和你进行比赛吗?
I see we're playing against my old school next month!
我知道我们下个月要与我原来的学校比赛。
They have played me along for some time, without telling me what they really want.
他们没有告诉我真正想要做什么,使我焦急地等了一段时间。
play alongSince I have no choice,I'd better play along .
既然没有选择的余地,我最好还是合作。
I will play along if you have made all arrangements.
如果你已经全都安排好了,我会合作的。
play along with sb/sthShe was in charge, so I had to play along with her odd ideas.
她是负责人,对她的怪念头我只好假意服从。
The sunlight played along the water ahead of us, making it difficult to see where the boat was going.
阳光在我们眼前的水面上荡漾,晃得我们都看不清小船向哪里驶去了。
play sth along sthThey played the water along the whole side of the burning building.
他们向燃烧着的楼房的整面墙上喷射水柱。
He has once played as defence before.
他以前打过后卫。
play sb as sb/sthThe captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game.
队长想让密尔斯在下次比赛中打后卫。
play sb as sbThe director would like you to play the sister as a sympathetic character.
导演要你把姐姐演成一个富于同情心的人物。
Hamlet is usually played as a sorrowful person who cannot make decisions or take action.
哈姆雷特常被演成一个优柔寡断的伤感型人物。
play sth as sthPlay the piece as music and not as a struggle between yourself and your instrument.
要把这支乐曲演奏成音乐,不要听起来像你和乐器间的搏斗。
The children often play at hide-and-seek here.
孩子们常常在这里捉迷藏。
We watched the kindergartners playing at camping out this afternoon.
今天下午我们看了幼儿园的孩子做野营游戏。
play sb at sthDon't play Father at cards; he always wins.
别和父亲打牌,他总是赢。
play at sthA world-famous violinist is playing at tonight's concert.
一位世界著名的小提琴家将在今晚的音乐会上演奏。
play sb/sth at sthThey're playing Carment at the Coliseum.
他们在伦敦的大剧场上演《卡门》。
Who is playing Hamlet at Stratford this year?
今年谁在斯特拉福演哈姆雷特?
play at sthHe is always playing at centre.
他一直踢中锋。
play sb at sthThe captain wants to play Brown at left half in the next game.
队长打算在下次比赛中让布朗踢左前卫.
play at sb/v-ingLet's play at pirates.
咱们来玩扮演海盗的游戏。
A party of children played at soldiers, at catching a spy, and at keeping house.
一群孩子们玩打仗、抓特务、过家家等游戏。
play at sth/v-ingYou cannot learn anything if you just play at it.
如果你不认真学,你什么也学不会。
His parents are so rich that he can just play at business.
他的父母有的是钱,以致他可以敷衍了事地做个商人。
He's only playing at his job in the city; he's much more interested in being a racing driver.
他对城里的工作只是敷衍一下而已,他一心想的是当赛车手。
I don't think he's really learning carpentry; he's only playing at it.
我看他并不真正在学木工,他只是在玩玩罢了。
You're only playing at boxing.
你只是在随随便便打拳击。
He played the ball back close to the net.
他把球击回到对方靠近球网的地方。
play backWhen a fast ball lands short of you, you have to play back.
当一个快球靠近你着地时,你得后退一步击球。
play backTo record, press these two buttons together; then rewind, and then press the red button to play back.
要录音就得一起按下这两个键,而后倒回,按下这个红键放音。
play sth ⇔ backWhen I play back the text, please listen carefully to see whether there are any mispronunciations in it.
我放课文录音时请仔细听,看里面有没有发音错误。
play sth back to sbShe played the tape back to us.
她把录音带重放给我们听。
When we finished the recording we'll play it back to you.
我们录完了就给你们放。
Somehow Harriet always tried to play herself down to her friends.
不知为什么哈丽特总是竭力使自己在朋友们中间显得无足轻重。
He will play down the financial difficulties of the company.
他将轻描淡写公司的财政困难。
In a crisis it is best to play down the emotional issue.
在危机当中对感情问题最好轻描淡写些。
play down to sbTaylor used to play down to most of his employees.
泰勒经常放下架子对待他的大部分员工。
Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.
政治家必须学会对选民放下架子。
On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise.
在村庄的草地上,你临时组成了比赛球队,不牵涉到地方观念,那么,你可以纯粹为娱乐或锻炼而打球。
play sth for sthNever play cards for money.
永远别为赌钱而玩牌。
She dreams of the day when she will be playing the piano for a living.
她梦想着有朝一日能以演奏钢琴为生。
play for sthAll promising young cricketers would like to play for England.
所有年轻有为的板球运动员都愿意为英格兰打球。
play sth for sthShe plays hockey for England.
她在英格兰队打曲棍球。
It's healthy for children to play in the fresh air.
在新鲜空气中玩耍有益于孩子的健康。
The local farmer used to let us play in his fields.
那个当地农夫常常让我们在他的地里玩。
play sth in sthWhy are children not allowed to play ball games in the park?
为什么不让孩子在公园里玩球?
play in sthMany of the workers play in the factory's brass band.
许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
A famous actress is to play in our next production.
一位著名女演员将在我们下一出剧目中扮演角色。
play sb/sth in sth/v-ingWhat an honour to play the drums in the town band!
在市乐队中击鼓是多么光荣啊!
The United States played a key role in getting the hostages released.
美国在促使人质获释方面起了重要作用。
This piece is not suitable to be played in the open air.
这个曲子不适合在露天演奏。
play in sthBut I've never played in a defence position.
但我从来没当过后卫。
play sb in sthI think we should play one of the younger men in goal.
我认为我们应该从更年轻的队员中选一位守门员。
All horn players wish they could play like Mr. Brain.
所有的管乐演奏者都希望自己能像布莱恩先生一样地演奏。
The pianist played like a man possessed by devils.
这个钢琴家演奏起来就像着了魔似的。
play sb like a fishOne of the secrets of the speaker's success is his ability to play his opponent like a fish.
这位讲演者成功的秘诀之一就是他能轻而易举地控制住他的对手。
The two equal winners had to play off an additional game to decide the winner of the whole competition.
并列的那两名优胜者还要进行加赛以决定整个比赛的优胜者。
The tie will be played off this afternoon.
今天下午将再比赛一次来决定胜负以解决这个平局。
The match between the joint leaders will be played off tomorrow.
两个优胜队明天决赛。
play sb ⇔ offWe must not try to play off the boy troubled with a stammer.
我们不可以去取笑这个有口吃病的男孩。
As there was still plenty of light, the teams decided to play on.
天还很亮,球队决定继续进行比赛。
The baby is playing on the ground.
婴儿正在地上玩。
Don't play upon the carpet.
别在地毯上玩。
play on〔upon〕 sthWhile he sang,I played on the flute.
他唱歌,我吹笛伴奏。
I can play upon the piano very well.
我弹钢琴弹得很好。
play sth on〔upon〕 sthHe was playing an old tune on his flute.
他用笛子吹奏一首老曲子。
He just sits in his room playing records on his stereo.
他只是坐在房间里放立体声唱片。
play on〔upon〕 sthShe watched the sunlight playing on the water.
她注视着水面上闪烁的阳光。
The sunlight plays on water.
阳光在水面上荡漾。
The searchlights played on the clouds.
探照灯扫过云端。
His mind played on the idea of going away for a holiday.
他心里动着度假的念头。
play sth on〔upon〕 sthThe firemen played their hoses on the burning building.
消防队员用水龙头喷射燃烧着的建筑物。
He played a searchlight on an object.
他用探照灯照射目标。
play on〔upon〕 sthBy playing upon the old lady's fears, the criminals were able to persuade her to give them her money.
罪犯们利用老太太恐惧的心理,终于使她把钱交了出来。
It's too wet for the children to play out today; they'll have to amuse themselves indoors.
今天外面太潮,孩子们不宜在户外玩耍,他们得在室内玩了。
play sth ⇔ outShall we call it a draw, or play it out?
我们是算平局呢,还是继续比赛决出胜负?
As neither of the two teams had gained any points, they decided to play the match out until a goal had been scored.
由于两队都没有得分,所以他们决定继续比下去,直到一方射门得分。
play outWhen they played out, there is a smile on their face.
当他们演完时,他们的脸上露出了笑容。
play sth ⇔ outThe children succeeded in playing out the comedy within two hours.
孩子们成功地在两小时内演完那出喜剧。
play sb ⇔ outThe band played the guests out.
乐队奏乐送客。
The pianist played the happy pair out with the Wedding March .
钢琴家弹奏着《婚礼进行曲》送走了这对幸福的新婚夫妇。
play outThe rubber hose is playing out.
卷着的橡皮管正在逐渐放开。
play sth ⇔ outLet's play out the rope.
让我们把卷着的绳索放开。
play sb/sth ⇔ outWe hope we have not yet played out our supplies.
我们希望贮备的东西还没用完。
Having walked eighty li that day, some of them were played out at the end.
那天走了80里,结果他们中有几个人感到疲倦极了。
They play over the whole symphony.
他们把整个交响乐重新演奏了一遍。
I saw a secret smile playing over his lips.
我看到一丝诡秘的微笑掠过他的嘴角。
play sth over sthThe watchers played a powerful light over the whole sky, searching for enemy planes.
哨兵们向整个天空发射强大的光柱,搜寻敌机。
Let's see if we can play the whole piece through without a mistake.
让我们看看能否奏完整支曲子而不出错。
play throughOur team played through right up to the last game.
我们队一直到最后一场都保持不败的纪录。
play throughWe'll give you a few minutes to play through.
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去。
Play up! It's your turn.
加油啊!轮到你了。
Play up! My friend.
努力啊!我的朋友。
Play up! Play the game.
加油!别犯规。
play sth ⇔ upIn the interview you should play up your experience of working abroad.
在面试时你应当强调你在国外的工作经历。
She played up her past achievements just to impress us.
她夸耀过去的成绩就是让我们觉得她了不起。
play sth ⇔ upThis new film will attract the crowds, whatever its quality, provided that it gets played up in the right way.
如果广告做得好,那么,无论这部新片子的质量如何,都会吸引许多观众的。
play upThe washing machine is playing up again.
洗衣机又出毛病了。
The engine began playing up.
引擎开始出毛病了。
play upDon't let the children play up.
别让孩子们调皮捣蛋。
The children are very active, but never play up.
这些孩子很淘气,但从不惹麻烦。
My shoulder is playing up horribly.
我的肩膀痛得厉害。
play sb ⇔ upThis wretched rheumatism has been playing me up.
这讨厌的风湿病又在找我的麻烦了。
We must bring all positive factors into play.
我们必须调动一切积极因素。
This financial crisis has brought new factors into play.
这次金融危机引发新的因素起作用了。
He brought all his strength into play to move the rock.
他使足了劲去搬动那块石头。
He had to bring all his experience into play to beat this difficult opponent.
他不得不运用他的全部经验来击败这个难对付的对手。
These boys play in the garden every morning.
这些男孩们每天早晨都在花园里游玩。