play at

英 [pleɪ æt] 美 [pleɪ æt]

对…敷衍了事; 拿…当儿戏; （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏; 搞…名堂; 想…念头

柯林斯词典

  1. PHRASAL VERB 对…敷衍了事；儿戏似地做
    If you say that someone is playing at something, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.
    1. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
      我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔炸弹。
  2. PHRASAL VERB （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏
    If someone, especially a child, plays at being someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.
    1. Ed played at being a pirate.
      埃德扮海盗玩。
  3. PHRASAL VERB 搞…名堂；想…念头
    If you do not know what someone is playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.
    1. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
      她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
    2. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
      “你以为你在动什么念头？”他说，“我不能卖掉这个。”
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双语例句

  1. He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
    他是个很有抱负的小伙子，想参加最高水平的比赛。
  2. Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.
    男孩们过去常玩西部牛仔与印第安人的游戏。
  3. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
    我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔炸弹。
  4. Ed played at being a pirate.
    埃德扮海盗玩。
  5. She began to wonder what he was playing at
    她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
  6. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
    “你以为你在动什么念头？”他说，“我不能卖掉这个。”
  7. It's a great thrill for a cricket-lover like me to play at the home of cricket.
    对我这样的板球爱好者来说，能够在板球的故乡比赛是一件令人无比兴奋的事。
  8. I discovered that my husband was having an affair& well, two can play at that game!
    我发现我丈夫有外遇&好了，那一套不只他会，我也会！
  9. He is no fun to play at chess because he's always changing his moves.
    跟他下棋没劲，他老是拔招。
  10. He likes to play at night.
    他喜欢在晚上玩。
  11. At school they did a little play at christmas.
    圣诞节那天，他们在学校上演了一出短剧。
  12. I came to become a good footballer, to grow, to play at the highest level.
    我来是因为我要成为一名优秀的足球运动员，去成长，去参加更高水平的比赛。
  13. For a Dane, it's about having respect for the club you play at.
    对于丹麦人来说，这关系到你是否尊重你所效力的球队。
  14. Have you decided what music you'd like us to play at the party?
    你是否决定了在晚会上希望我们演奏哪种音乐？
  15. We enjoyed the new play at the theatre.
    我们欣赏了剧院新上演的戏。
  16. So for me, you know, to be invited to play at White House is a great honor.
    所以对我来说，你知道，被邀请参加在白宫是一个伟大的荣誉。
  17. I like to play at being capricious.
    我喜欢假装得很善变。
  18. You say he's been invited to play at krewe island next month?
    你说他下个月会参加克鲁岛的比赛吗？
  19. If he continued to act this way, I'd not let him play at all.
    如果他继续这样的行为，我就再也不让他踢球了。
  20. Everyone told me I shouldn't go because I wouldn't be able to play at that level.
    每个人都对我说我不应该去北卡大学，因为我的篮球还没有打到那个水平。
  21. I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall last summer.
    夏天我在卡内基音乐厅聆听了这个交响乐团的演奏。
  22. The new play at the National Theatre is pulling in large audiences.
    在国家剧院上演的新剧目吸引了大批观众。
  23. It's suggested that we ( should) put on a short play at the party.
    有人建议我们在晚会上演一个短剧。
  24. In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital;
    哪一种语言人们可以在一出戏中朗诵，在朗诵中玩（分别指演戏和开独唱会）？
  25. I was singled out to perform a play at the graduation ceremony.
    毕业典礼上，我被单独挑出来演节目。出丑了。
  26. To play at top on all fronts will be hard, but we are ready for it.
    在各条战线上都取得好成绩是困难的，但我们准备好了。
  27. Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen has revealed that he might not play at all this season.
    纽卡斯尔联队和英国兰的射手迈克尔欧文透露说他可能会错过本赛季的所有比赛。
  28. What would it mean to you to play at Wembley?
    能在温布利踢球对你来说有特别的意义吗？
  29. Can he play at the baseball game?
    他能来参加棒球赛吗？
  30. She can play at that level. She's proven it by beating excellent players in the previous weeks.
    她能打出这样的水平，在前几个星期她打败了好几个非常优秀的选手，证明她有这个能力。
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