play up

英 [pleɪ ʌp]

美 [pleɪ ʌp]

强调…的重要性; 夸大; 渲染; （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦; （小孩）淘气，不听话

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 强调…的重要性；夸大；渲染
  If youplay upsomething, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.
  1. The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
     媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
  2. His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
     他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。
• PHRASAL VERB （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦
  If something such as a machine or a part of your bodyis playing uporis playingyouup, it is causing problems because it is not working properly.
  1. The engine had been playing up...
     发动机一直有问题。
  2. It was his back playing him up.
     是他的后背在作痛。
• PHRASAL VERB （小孩）淘气，不听话
  When childrenplay up, they are naughty and difficult to control.
  1. Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
     帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。

英英释义

verb

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  1. The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
  Synonym:foregroundhighlightspotlight
• ingratiate oneself to
  1. She is playing up to the chairman
  Synonym:cozy upcotton upshine upsidle upsuck up

双语例句

• Do not let him play up his illness.
  别让他过于重视他的病。
• The engine had been playing up
  发动机一直有问题。
• Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
  帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。
• He wanted two good actresses to play up to him.
  他想要两个出色的女演员担任配角。
• I don't have to play up that stuff.
  我并没有渲染这个东西。
• He seems to want two good actors to play up to him.
  看来她需要两位好演员与她配戏。
• It seems that she needs two good actors to play up to her.
  看来他需要两个好演员来配合他。
• He fouled the whole play up by forgetting his part.
  他把台词给忘了，以致将整个戏搞杂了。
• And want our friends to sing dance, play up the pleasure.
  我们要和朋友们跳舞唱歌，渲染喜悦。
• I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
  我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。