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英 [pleɪ ɒn]

美 [pleɪ ɑːn]

利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）
  If youplay onsomeone's fears, weaknesses, or faults, you deliberately use them in order to persuade that person to do something, or to achieve what you want.
  1. ...an election campaign which plays on the population's fear of change...
     利用民众惧变心理的竞选活动
  2. I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
     我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。

双语例句

• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
  我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。
• Go away, and play on the stairs till father and mother be ready!
  走开，到楼梯那儿去玩，等你爸爸和妈把事情说完！
• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• Personally, I find a good play on tv's interesting.
  我个人觉得电视上好的剧目很有意思。