Play

(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'.

杰奎琳编辑

• Without heart, without interest, I could not play it at all. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I shall no longer see the sun or stars, or feel the winds play on my cheeks. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• It was a surprise: they had not expected the Englishwoman would play in a _vaudeville_. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Shall I play some of those little melodies of Mozart's which you used to like so much? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Sir James was annoyed, and leaned forward to play with Celia's Maltese dog. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He bore it as long as he could, then went to his piano and began to play. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I sometimes have sick fancies, she went on, and I have a sick fancy that I want to see some play. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• You made a quiet little round game of it, among a family group, and you played it out at leisure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• At every court there were groups of ministers and secretaries who played a Machiavellian game against their foreign rivals. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Selden, catching the glance, wondered what part Miss Bart had played in organizing the entertainment. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Rosamond looked down and played with her reticule. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Don't you remember the day you played Rarey with Puck, and we all looked on? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• His mouth, around which many a dimple played, was large enough to add to that manliness of expression, for which he was so celebrated. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• So Laurie played and Jo listened, with her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The truth is, Harriet, that my playing is just good enough to be praised, but Jane Fairfax's is much beyond it. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I see you were not,' said the stranger; an expression of quiet sarcasm playing about his mouth; 'or you have known my name. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It is not until the last thousand years B.C. that we begin to find mounted soldiers, as distinct from charioteers, playing a part in warfare. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Why should you expect me to oblige you by hearing you play the flute, any more than I should expect you to oblige me by not playing it? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I'm not playing, I never do, said Frank, dismayed at the sentimental predicament out of which he was to rescue the absurd couple. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Have you been playing very much? 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I don't defend the folly of playing you a trick under the circumstances. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Chemistry plays a part in every phase of life; in the arts, the industries, the household, and in the body itself, where digestion, excretion, etc. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But the evil doesn't come from the fact that it plays horse with the Newtonian theory of the constitution. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Colonel Berkeley and I conversed on many subjects; but there was one which was a favourite with us both--plays. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• As there are no dromedaries at hand, the band facetiously plays The Camels are coming. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Let the heart swell into what discord it will, thus plays the rippling water on the prow of the ferry-boat ever the same tune. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• In their plays, they like to construct their own toys and appliances. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The cat plays about her comrade's forefeet or his trunk often, until dogs approach, and then she goes aloft out of danger. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

校对:塞勒斯特