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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 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。
• 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。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• 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。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• I want to play on the big table. 'I replied.
  ‘我想在那张大球桌上打球，’我答道。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。
• Do you want to play on the slide, joe?
  你想玩滑梯吗，乔？