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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

• 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。
• 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。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• Taken together, the region is essentially a leveraged play on the global economy.
  总而言之，亚洲地区在全球经济中实际上起到了杠杆作用。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• I like to play on the swing and he likes to play on the seesaw.
  我喜欢玩荡秋千而他喜欢玩跷跷板。
• We are forbidden to play on the pasture belonging to him.
  他不准我们在他的牧草地上玩耍。