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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第943页（2975字）

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vi．①玩，玩耍，游戏：play at seesaw玩跷跷板．A group of children are playing on the lawn．一群孩子在草地上游玩．play with 1)以…为消遣：play with dolls玩娃娃．2)玩弄，耍弄，不认真地对待：play with a scheme for‘ceasefire’玩弄‘停火’阴谋．play upon words作双关语，说俏皮话．②假装，装扮：play at reading newspapers装作看报．The children played at doctors．孩子们假装医生．③演奏，弹，拉，吹：play on the piano弹钢琴．play with the mouth用口吹奏．④(光)闪动，(浪)荡漾，(笑容)浮现，轻快或不定地活动：the sunlight playing on the water在水面上闪烁的阳光．A smile played on her lips．她双唇露出笑容．Bees played about flowers．蜜蜂在花丛中飞舞．The tresses played on her neck．头发在她颈后摆动．⑤喷射，照射：The fountains play daily．这些喷泉天天喷放．The searchlights played on the clouds．探照灯扫过云端．⑥赌，赌博．⑦参加游戏，参加比赛．⑧开，发射(炮等)：The cannons played on the enemy’s ships．大炮轰击敌舰．

－vt．①玩，打(球等)，作(游戏)：play volleyball打排球．play games作游戏．play shuttlecock踢毽子．play ball【口语】准备合作，合伙行动．②假装，装扮：play possum装死，装病．Let’s play(that)we are soldiers．让我们装扮士兵．③演奏，播放，弹，拉，吹：play the violin拉提琴．The band played the national anthem．乐队演奏国歌．The report was recorded on tape and then played back．报告录了音，然后再播放出来．④演(戏)，扮演(角色)：play The Red Lantern上演《红灯记》．play Hung Chang-ching扮演洪常青．play one’s part well胜任职务．play the host作东道主．play a great(an important)role起很大(重要)作用．play the man行为象男人，有男人气概．play sth．down(试图)轻视或贬低某事物．⑤照射(灯光)，发射：play a searchlight along the road用探照灯沿路照射．We played our guns on the enemy’s lines．我们对着敌人的防线打炮．⑥与…比赛，与…竞争：play friendly matches举行友谊赛．Will you play me at chess?你愿意和我下棋吗?⑦做，实行，干：play sb．a trick愚弄或欺骗某人．play a joke on sb．和某人开玩笑．play the market做投机买卖．play tricks with笨拙地使用，干扰．⑧移动(棋子)，(桥牌等中)出牌：play a pawn移动小卒．play one’s cards well(badly)【喻】善于(不善于)利用机会．⑨叫(某人)参加比赛：Shall we play Comrade Li in the next match?下场比赛时，让李同志参加好不好?

△play at 1)参加游戏，玩，打．2)不认真或不热心地做：You’re only playing at writing．你只是在写着玩．play fair(foul)规规矩矩(不规规矩矩)地比赛，公平(不公平)处世．play the game遵守运动规则，【喻】公正诚实．play a good knife and fork食欲极佳 play into the hands of sb．(or into sb．’s hands)为某人谋方便，有利于．be played out1)精疲力尽：When the team came in from the field，its members were clearly played out．当球队从场地上下来时，队员们显然己精疲力尽了．2)力量或用途枯竭：Is that theory played out?那理论废弃了吗? play up使劲参加比赛，加油．play upon(sb．’s fears，credulity，etc．)利用(某人的恐惧、轻信等)．play up to 1)担任(某一演员的)助演．2)【喻】谄媚或怂恿(以求宠)．

－n．①游玩，游戏，娱乐：at play 在玩．What I said was only in play．我的话只是说着玩的．play on words说双关语，说俏皮话．②赌，赌博．③剧本，戏剧：a one-act play 独幕剧．go to the play 去看剧．as good as a play 很好玩的，很有趣的．④竞赛，运动，游戏或竞赛的方法和态度：There xvas a lot of pretty play in the football match yesterday．在昨天的足球比赛中有很多精彩动作．⑤活动，运转，作用：the play of forces力的作用．be in full play 在拚命活动中，在开足马力运转中．come into play 开始行动，开始起作用．give play to the spirit of‘fearing neither hardship nor death’发扬‘一不怕苦，二不怕死’的精神．bring(or call)into play 发挥，利用：bring into full play the function of political work as the commander发挥政治工作的统帅作用．⑥闪动，跳动，浮动：the play of sunlight upon water阳光在水面上的闪烁．the play of water in a fountain泉水的流动．⑦自由轻松的动作，活动范围，活动余地：give free play to one’s fancy纵情想象．Give the rope more play．让绳子再松一些．⑧(只用sing．)游戏的轮值或一次动作：It’s your play．该你了，轮到你了．