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？
• 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。
• Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it
  出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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 swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• 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。
• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• And they will play on your big screen.
  视频就会在大屏幕的电视上播放。
• 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。