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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

• 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。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• 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。
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• 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”。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？