play on

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

• Do you want to play on the slide, joe?
  你想玩滑梯吗，乔？
• But he wants me to play on a radio show tomorrow.
  但是他要我明天上广播节目演奏。
• I can play on this level. I got some game.
  “我能在这个层面上发挥，我有比赛要参加了”。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• 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。
• I don't want to miss seeing that play on television tonight.
  我不想错过今晚在电视屏幕上看这出戏的机会。
• 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。
• 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。