played

1. VERB 玩；玩耍
   When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games.
   1. ...invite the children round to play...
      邀请孩子们来玩
   2. They played in the little garden...
      他们在小花园里玩耍。
   3. Polly was playing with her teddy bear.
      波莉正在玩她的泰迪熊。
   4. Play is also a noun.
      
   5. ...a few hours of play until the babysitter takes them off to bed.
      几个小时的玩耍，直到保姆带他们去睡觉
2. V-RECIP 参加（体育活动、比赛等）
   When you play a sport, game, or match, you take part in it.
   1. While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...
      那对双胞胎玩扑克牌的时候，弗朗西斯坐着看书。
   2. Alain was playing cards with his friends...
      阿兰正和朋友打扑克牌。
   3. I used to play basketball...
      我过去常打篮球。
   4. I want to play for my country...
      我想代表自己的国家参加比赛。
   5. He captained the team but he didn't actually play.
      他是球队的队长，但实际上却并未上场。
   6. Play is also a noun.
      
   7. Both sides adopted the Continental style of play.
      双方都采用了欧陆式打法。
3. VERB （和…）比赛
   When one person or team plays another or plays against them, they compete against them in a sport or game.
   1. Northern Ireland will play Latvia...
      北爱尔兰队将对阵拉脱维亚队。
   2. I've played against him a few times.
      我已多次和他交手。
   3. Play is also a noun.
      
   4. Fischer won after 5 hours and 41 minutes of play.
      经过5小时41分钟的较量，菲舍尔获得了胜利。
4. VERB （比赛等中）打出，踢出，击出（球）
   When you play the ball or play a shot in a game or sport, you kick or hit the ball.
   1. Think first before playing the ball...
      踢出球前先想一想。
   2. Sikander Bakht played a bad shot...
      西坎德尔·巴克特击出一记坏球。
   3. I played the ball back slightly.
      我把球轻轻打了回去。
5. VERB 开（玩笑）；耍（花招）；搞（恶作剧）
   If you play a joke or a trick on someone, you deceive them or give them a surprise in a way that you think is funny, but that often causes problems for them or annoys them.
   1. Someone had played a trick on her, stretched a piece of string at the top of those steps...
      有人搞恶作剧整她，在最高的台阶上拉了一根绳子。
   2. I thought: 'This cannot be happening, somebody must be playing a joke'.
      我想：“这不可能发生，肯定是谁在开玩笑。”
6. VERB 随意摆弄；弄着玩
   If you play with an object or with your hair, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers, perhaps because you are bored or nervous.
   1. She stared at the floor, idly playing with the strap of her handbag.
      她眼睛盯着地板，漫不经心地摆弄着手提包的带子。
7. N-COUNT 剧本；戏剧
   A play is a piece of writing which is performed in a theatre, on the radio, or on television.
   1. The company put on a play about the homeless...
      这家剧团上演了一出讲述无家可归者的戏。
   2. It's my favourite Shakespeare play.
      它是我最喜欢的一部莎士比亚戏剧。
8. VERB 扮演，饰演（角色等）
   If an actor plays a role or character in a play or film, he or she performs the part of that character.
   1. ...Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in which he played Hyde...
      他在其中饰演海德一角的《化身博士》
   2. His ambition is to play the part of Dracula.
      他渴望扮演德拉库拉。
9. V-LINK 装扮；假装；充当
   You can use play to describe how someone behaves, when they are deliberately behaving in a certain way or like a certain type of person. For example, to play the innocent, means to pretend to be innocent, and to play deaf means to pretend not to hear something.
   1. Hill tried to play the peacemaker...
      希尔想要充当和事佬。
   2. She was just playing the devoted mother...
      她只是装得像个尽心尽责的母亲似的。
   3. So you want to play nervous today?
      这么说你今天想装出一副紧张的样子了？
10. VERB （以…方式）对待，处置，处理
    You can describe how someone deals with a situation by saying that they play it in a certain way. For example, if someone plays it cool, they keep calm and do not show much emotion, and if someone plays it straight, they behave in an honest and direct way.
    1. Investors are playing it cautious, and they're playing it smart.
       投资者审慎精明地行事。
11. V-ERG 演奏（乐器或乐曲）
    If you play a musical instrument or play a tune on a musical instrument, or if a musical instrument plays, music is produced from it.
    1. Nina had been playing the piano...
       尼娜一直都在弹钢琴。
    2. Two people played jazz on a piano...
       两人联手在一架钢琴上演奏爵士乐。
    3. He played for me...
       他为我弹奏。
    4. Place your baby in her seat and play her a lullaby...
       把宝宝放到座位上，给她弹一首摇篮曲。
    5. The guitars played.
       吉他声响起。
12. V-ERG 播放（唱片、CD或磁带）
    If you play a record, a CD, or a tape, you put it into a machine and sound is produced. If a record, CD, or tape is playing, sound is being produced from it.
    1. She played her records too loudly...
       她播放唱片时音量太大了。
    2. Every evening in those days the BBC played 'God Save The King'...
       那些日子里，英国广播公司每天晚上都会播放《天佑吾王》。
    3. The records were played on the radio...
       这些唱片在收音机里播放过。
    4. There is classical music playing in the background.
       背景里有古典音乐在播放。
13. VERB （音乐家、乐队等）表演；举办（音乐会）
    If a musician or group of musicians plays or plays a concert, they perform music for people to listen or dance to.
    1. A band was playing...
       乐队在表演。
    2. He will play concerts in Amsterdam and Paris.
       他将在阿姆斯特丹和巴黎举办音乐会。
14. VERB （光）轻快地移动
    When light plays somewhere, it moves about on a surface in an unsteady way.
    1. The sun played on the frosty roofs.
       阳光在结霜的屋顶上闪烁变幻。
15. PHRASE 搞什么名堂；干什么蠢事
    If you ask what someone is playing at, you are angry because you think they are doing something stupid or wrong.
    1. What the hell are you playing at?
       你究竟在搞什么名堂？
16. PHRASE （使）开始活动；（使）投入使用； （使）开始起作用
    When something comes into play or is brought into play, it begins to be used or to have an effect.
    1. The real existence of a military option will come into play...
       存在选择军事手段的切实可能这一点将会起到作用。
    2. Breathing brings many muscles into play.
       呼吸使很多肌肉活动起来。
17. PHRASE （在…中）发挥作用，产生影响
    If something or someone plays a part or plays a role in a situation, they are involved in it and have an effect on it.
    1. They played a part in the life of their community...
       他们参与到了自己社区的生活中。
    2. The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.
       联合国在监督停火方面会发挥重要作用。
    3. ...the role played by diet in disease.
       节食在疾病中扮演的角色
18. to play ball → see: ball

1. Am I right in thinking you're the only person in the club who's actually played at Wembley?
   我想你是这个俱乐部中唯一一个真正在温布利打过比赛的人，对吗？
2. The band played the Czech anthem.
   乐队演奏了捷克国歌。
3. I was angry because I played so badly
   我很生气，因为自己的表现实在是太差了。
4. At school I boxed and played rugby
   在学校时我既打拳击又玩橄榄球。
5. The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion
   海军在平息这场叛乱的过程中起到了有限但却十分重要的作用。
6. The Church in Haiti has played an important role in the drive towards democracy.
   海地的教会在争取民主的运动中扮演了重要的角色。
7. They have played an expansive style of rugby.
   他们采用向外展开打法打了一场橄榄球。
8. And the fiddler played another little tune.
   小提琴手又演奏了一首短曲。
9. Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football
   离我们学校两个街区远的地方有个男孩们玩橄榄球的球场。
10. I always played football with my older brother because I was good for my age.
    我经常跟哥哥一起踢足球，因为就我的年龄而论我的球技还算不错。
11. Webster has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the opening game.
    韦伯斯特自从在首场比赛中伤了绳肌腱后就再也没有参赛了。
12. I played nine holes with Gary Player today.
    我今天和加里·普莱耶打了9洞高尔夫球。
13. The Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.
    首相接待了法国总理雅克·希拉克。
14. They still influence what's played on the radio.
    他们对电台播放什么节目仍然会有影响。
15. It's been such a long time since I played.
    自我上次演出以来已有很长时间了。
16. They played some fine attacking football, but I think we matched them in every respect
    他们的攻势足球踢得不错，不过我认为我们各方面和他们比起来都不逊色。
17. We believe she may have played a part in hiding the cash.
    我们认为她可能参与了藏匿现金。
18. I've played against him a few times.
    我已多次和他交手。
19. They played a part in the life of their community
    他们参与到了自己社区的生活中。
20. I played the tape back.
    我回放了磁带。
21. He was amazingly inventive and resourceful, and played a major role in my career
    他极具创造力，而且足智多谋，在我的职业生涯中起到了重要的作用。
22. He played the violin, and he stood out from all the other musicians
    他演奏了小提琴，把其他所有乐师都比了下去。
23. He played the tape through once, then sat very still for several minutes
    他把磁带从头到尾放了一遍，然后一动不动地静坐了几分钟。
24. The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry.
    经济部已经越来越成了财政部的附属了。
25. The conversation was tape-recorded and played in court.
    谈话被录了下来，并在法庭上播放。
26. Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.
    不仅仅在政治方面，而且在经济实力上巴黎在法国也都一直处于支配地位。
27. He played with his younger brother.
    他和弟弟一起玩。
28. He played a nice tune on the flute.
    他吹奏了一首优美的笛子曲。
29. They played a shameful [ despicable] role in this farce.
    他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻[鄙]的角色。
30. Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.
    彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

adj

1. (of games) engaged in
   1. the loosely played game