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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

• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• 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 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。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• 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。
• Your system has been modified, please remove the modification to play on this server.
  你的系统已经被修正，请除去修正利用这一个服务器。
• 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。
• Personally, I find a good play on tv's interesting.
  我个人觉得电视上好的剧目很有意思。