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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 new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.
  那个新学生依然无所适从，他还不知道同学们彼此间玩的什么把戏。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• 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。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• 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 are forbidden to play on the pasture belonging to him.
  他不准我们在他的牧草地上玩耍。
• 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。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。