play out

英 [pleɪ aʊt]

美 [pleɪ aʊt]

（使）（戏剧性事件）逐渐发生; （使）展开

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （使）（戏剧性的事件）逐渐发生；（使）展开
  If a dramatic eventis played out, it gradually takes place.
  1. Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment...
     她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
  2. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
     这部电影和现实生活中发生的一系列戏剧性事件有着诡异的巧合之处。

英英释义

verb

• become spent or exhausted
  1. The champion's strength played out fast
• play to a finish
  1. We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last
• perform or be performed to the end
  1. How will the election drama be played out?
• deplete
  1. exhaust one's savings
  2. We quickly played out our strength
  Synonym:run downexhaustsaptire

双语例句

• In fact, the operatic sagas that play out in the newspapers contain some of the real-life rules.
  事实上，报纸上演绎的一幕幕包含了现实生活中的某些规则。
• Mother and father play out the roles assigned to them.
  母亲和父亲扮演分派给他们的角色。
• Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, and they might play out differently in different situations.
  每种方法都各有优缺点，并且它们在不同的情形中扮演不同的角色。
• If my life is a movie, you are the play out of the advertising.
  假如我的人生是一部片子，你就是那弹出来的广告。
• Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment
  她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
• It's good for children to play out of doors.
  在户外玩耍对孩子们有好处。
• We play out an imaginary confrontation in our mind.
  我们的脑海中浮现出一种想象的冲突。
• And I honestly do not know how this is going to play out.
  老实说，我不知道这会怎样发展下去。
• The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives?
  相关问题至今仍难以捉摸，引人深思：什么是智慧？它在一个人的生活中发挥了怎样的作用？
• CFOs have often developed a sharp awareness of the risk factors that play out in different markets.
  首席财务官通常都具备了对不同市场上风险因素的敏锐触觉。