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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

• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• 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。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。