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.- The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。 - 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。
- The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
- 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.- The engine had been playing up...
发动机一直有问题。 - It was his back playing him up.
是他的后背在作痛。
- The engine had been playing up...
- PHRASAL VERB (小孩)淘气,不听话
When childrenplay up, they are naughty and difficult to control.- 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。
- Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
英英释义
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
- ingratiate oneself to
- She is playing up to the chairman
双语例句
- She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用,夸大自己的作用。 - 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。 - Some reporters like to play up sensational social news.
有些记者喜欢渲染耸人听闻的社会新闻。 - The liner came into collision with an oil-tanker Play up! It's your turn.
这艘客轮与一油轮相撞。加油啊!轮到你了。 - In the interview you should play up your experience of working abroad.
在面试时,你应该刻意凸显你在国外的工作经验。 - I don't have to play up that stuff.
我并没有渲染这个东西。 - He wants the two actors to play up to him.
看来他希望那两个演员能和他好好配合。 - I used to play up front when I was a kid, then I went to central midfield and right wing.
我学了很多把握助攻时机的东西,你得小心不要被人钻了空子。我小时候经常打前场位置,然后是中场和右边锋。 - 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。 - He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用,而拼命抬高他自己的份量。