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Play

[pleɪ] or [ple]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully.

(noun.) activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; 'Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child'.

(noun.) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; 'it was all done in play'; 'their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly'.

(noun.) a preset plan of action in team sports; 'the coach drew up the plays for her team'.

(noun.) utilization or exercise; 'the play of the imagination'.

(noun.) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; 'he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway'.

(noun.) a theatrical performance of a drama; 'the play lasted two hours'.

(noun.) a state in which action is feasible; 'the ball was still in play'; 'insiders said the company's stock was in play'.

(verb.) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; 'They played games on their opponents'; 'play the stock market'; 'play with her feelings'; 'toy with an idea'.

(verb.) exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; 'play a hooked fish'.

(verb.) participate in games or sport; 'We played hockey all afternoon'; 'play cards'; 'Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches'.

(verb.) shoot or hit in a particular manner; 'She played a good backhand last night'.

(verb.) bet or wager (money); 'He played $20 on the new horse'; 'She plays the races'.

(verb.) put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; 'He is playing his cards close to his chest'; 'The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory'.

(verb.) make bets; 'Play the races'; 'play the casinos in Trouville'.

(verb.) discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; 'play water from a hose'; 'The fountains played all day'.

(verb.) perform on a certain location; 'The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16'; 'She has been playing on Broadway for years'.

(verb.) be performed or presented for public viewing; 'What's playing in the local movie theater?'; '`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years'.

(verb.) cause to emit recorded audio or video; 'They ran the tapes over and over again'; 'I'll play you my favorite record'; 'He never tires of playing that video'.

(verb.) pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; 'Let's play like I am mommy'; 'Play cowboy and Indians'.

(verb.) replay (as a melody); 'Play it again, Sam'; 'She played the third movement very beautifully'.

(verb.) perform music on (a musical instrument); 'He plays the flute'; 'Can you play on this old recorder?'.

(verb.) move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; 'The spotlights played on the politicians'.

(verb.) cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; 'The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack'.

(verb.) engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; 'On weekends I play'; 'The students all recreate alike'.

(verb.) be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; 'The kids were playing outside all day'; 'I used to play with trucks as a little girl'.

(verb.) behave in a certain way; 'play safe'; 'play it safe'; 'play fair'.

(verb.) be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; 'This speech didn't play well with the American public'; 'His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee'.

(verb.) emit recorded sound; 'The tape was playing for hours'; 'the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered'.

(verb.) employ in a game or in a specific position; 'They played him on first base'.

(verb.) play on an instrument; 'The band played all night long'.

(verb.) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; 'This factor played only a minor part in his decision'; 'This development played into her hands'; 'I played no role in your dismissal'.

(verb.) use or move; 'I had to play my queen'.

(verb.) use to one's advantage; 'She plays on her clients' emotions'.

杰奎琳編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

(n.) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.

(n.) To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball; hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.

(n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute.

(n.) To act; to behave; to practice deception.

(n.) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as, the fountain plays.

(n.) To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.

(n.) To act on the stage; to personate a character.

(v. t.) To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump.

(v. t.) To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ.

(v. t.) To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to play a waltz on the violin.

(v. t.) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute; as, to play tricks.

(v. t.) To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action; as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to play King Lear; to play the woman.

(v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball.

(v. t.) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.

(n.) Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.

(n.) Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game.

(n.) The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as, to lose a fortune in play.

(n.) Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit.

(n.) A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.

(n.) The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play.

(n.) Performance on an instrument of music.

(n.) Motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and easy action.

(n.) Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display; scope; as, to give full play to mirth.

格温錄入

同義詞及近義詞:

v. n. [1]. Sport, disport, frolic, skip, frisk, gambol, revel, romp, caper, make merry, make fun.[2]. Trifle, toy, wanton.[3]. Game, gambler.[4]. Act (on the stage), take a part.

v. a. [1]. Put in action, put in operation.[2]. Perform on, play on or upon.[3]. Act (on the stage), enact, represent, exhibit, perform.[4]. Personate, act the part of, take the part of.[5]. Engage in, take part in.

n. [1]. Sport, frolic, amusement, pastime, gambols.[2]. Drama, tragedy, comedy or farce, dramatic performance.[3]. Practice, use, manner of dealing.[4]. Scope, swing, elbow-room, opportunity, liberty of action, a fair field.[5]. Gaming, gambling.[6]. Motion, movement, activity, exercise, action.

杰西卡校對

同義詞及反義詞:

SYN:Sport, pastime, amusement, diversion, recreation, gambol, frolic, opportunity,scope, room,[See PASTIME_and_SPORT]

吉尔达整理

解釋/意思:

v.i. to engage in some amusing exercise: to take part in a game or a piece of diversion: to gamble: to sport: to trifle: to move irregularly or (mech.) freely: to operate: to act in a theatre: to perform on a musical instrument: to practise a trick: to act a character: to act with repeated strokes.—v.t. to put in motion: to perform upon: to perform: to act a sportive part: to compete with.—n. amusement: any exercise for amusement: a contending for victory or for a prize: practice in a contest: gaming: action or use: manner of dealing as fair-play: a dramatic composition: movement: room for action or motion: liberty of action.—ns. Play′-act′or one who acts a part in a play: an actor; Play′-act′orism the manner or habits of a play-actor; Play′-bill a bill or advertisement of a play; Play′book a book of plays or dramas; Play′-club a wooden-headed golf-club used for driving the ball the longest distances; Play′-day Play′-time a day devoted to play: a holiday; Play′er one who plays: an actor of plays or dramas: a trifler: a musician: a professional at cricket; Play′fellow Play′mate a fellow or mate in play or amusements.—adj. Play′ful given to play: sportive.—adv. Play′fully.—ns. Play′fulness; Play′-gō′er one who habitually attends the theatre; Play′-gō′ing; Play′-ground a ground or place on which to play esp. that connected with a school; Play′-house a house where dramatic performances are represented: a theatre; Play′ing-card one of a set of fifty-two cards used in playing games; Play′-mare the hobby-horse one of the chief parts in the ancient morris-dance; Play′thing anything for playing with: a toy; Play′wright Play′-writ′er a writer of plays: one who adapts dramatic compositions for the stage.—Played out worked to the end: used up: tired; Play fast and loose to act in a tricky inconstant way: to say one thing and do another; Play fine at billiards to strike the object-ball near the edge—opp. to Play full to strike it nearer the centre than the edge; Play off to show or display; Play up to make a beginning of playing: to play more vigorously; Play upon to trifle with: to delude.—A play upon words a use of words so as to give them a double meaning; Bring into play to bring into exercise or use; Come into play to come into use; Hold in play to keep the attention of.

手打:列侬

娱乐性解釋/意思:

For a young woman to dream that she attends a play, foretells that she will be courted by a genial friend, and will marry to further her prospects and pleasure seeking. If there is trouble in getting to and from the play, or discordant and hideous scenes, she will be confronted with many displeasing surprises. See Theater.

艾米編輯

例句/造句/用法:

校對:塞勒斯特

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