plays

英 [pleɪz]

美 [pleɪz]

v.  玩耍; 游戏; 玩乐; (为玩耍)假装，假扮; 捉弄; 戏弄
play的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 玩；玩耍
  When children, animals, or perhaps adultsplay, 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. Playis 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
• V-RECIP 参加（体育活动、比赛等）
  When youplaya 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. Playis also a noun.
     
  7. Both sides adopted the Continental style of play.
     双方都采用了欧陆式打法。
• VERB （和…）比赛
  When one person or teamplaysanother orplays againstthem, 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. Playis 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。
• VERB （比赛等中）打出，踢出，击出（球）
  When youplaythe ball orplaya 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。
• VERB 开（玩笑）；耍（花招）；搞（恶作剧）
  If youplaya joke or a trickonsomeone, 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。”
• VERB 随意摆弄；弄着玩
  If youplay withan 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。
• N-COUNT 剧本；戏剧
  Aplayis 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。
• VERB 扮演，饰演（角色等）
  If an actorplaysa 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。
• V-LINK 装扮；假装；充当
  You can useplayto describe how someone behaves, when they are deliberately behaving in a certain way or like a certain type of person. For example, toplay the innocent, means to pretend to be innocent, and toplay deafmeans 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？
• VERB （以…方式）对待，处置，处理
  You can describe how someone deals with a situation by saying that theyplay itin a certain way. For example, if someoneplays it cool, they keep calm and do not show much emotion, and if someoneplays 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。
• V-ERG 演奏（乐器或乐曲）
  If youplaya musical instrument orplaya tune on a musical instrument, or if a musical instrumentplays, 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。
• V-ERG 播放（唱片、CD或磁带）
  If youplaya record, a CD, or a tape, you put it into a machine and sound is produced. If a record, CD, or tapeis 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。
• VERB （音乐家、乐队等）表演；举办（音乐会）
  If a musician or group of musiciansplaysorplaysa 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。
• VERB （光）轻快地移动
  When lightplayssomewhere, 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。
• PHRASE 搞什么名堂；干什么蠢事
  If you askwhatsomeoneis 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？
• PHRASE （使）开始活动；（使）投入使用； （使）开始起作用
  When somethingcomes into playoris 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。
• PHRASE （在…中）发挥作用，产生影响
  If something or someoneplays a partorplays a role ina 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
• toplay ball→ see:ball

双语例句

• Douglas plays a frustrated American everyman who suddenly loses control under the pressure of daily life.
  道格拉斯扮演一个失意的普通美国人，他在日常生活压力下突然失控。
• The premieres of his plays brought in glowing reviews.
  他首演的几部戏都获得了如潮好评。
• I will pick out three new plays particularly
  我将特别选出3部新剧。
• He is highly respected for his novels and plays
  他的小说和剧本使他非常受人敬重。
• He bought an answering machine that plays back his messages when he calls
  他买了一台能在别人打来电话占线时播放他录音留言的电话答录机。
• My sister plays the leading role in this film.
  这部电影是我姐姐的主角。
• He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
  他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
• Culture plays a large part in non-verbal communication
  文化在非语言交流中起着很大的作用。
• Here the window plays a prominent part in the design.
  这里窗户在设计中起着非常重要的作用。
• Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime.
  在圣诞节演出的哑剧中还能看到这些戏剧残留下来的痕迹。