play around

英 [pleɪ əˈraʊnd]

美 [pleɪ əˈraʊnd]

逗乐; 玩闹; 反复琢磨; 自由调换…的排列顺序

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 逗乐；玩闹
If youplay around, you behave in a silly way to amuse yourself or other people.
1. Stop playing around and eat!...
  别逗了，快吃吧！
2. There was no doubt he was serious, it wasn't just playing around...
  毫无疑问他很认真，那可不是闹着玩的。
3. Had he taken the keys and played around with her car?
  他是不是拿过车钥匙，开着她的车子玩儿？
PHRASAL VERB 反复琢磨；自由调换…的排列顺序
If youplay around witha problem or an arrangement of objects, you try different ways of organizing it in order to find the best solution or arrangement.
1. I can play around with the pictures to make them more eye-catching.
  我可以尝试用不同的方式排列这些图片以使它们更加吸引眼球。
PHRASAL VERB 鬼混；搞不正当性关系
If someoneplays around, they have sex with people other than the person they are married to or having a serious relationship with.
1. Up to 75 per cent of married men may be playing around...
  多达75%的已婚男士可能在外拈花惹草。
2. Robert was playing around with another woman.
  罗伯特和另一个女人乱搞。
See also:play

verb

work with in an amateurish manner
1. She dabbles in astronomy
2. He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
Synonym:dabblesmatter
commit adultery
1. he plays around a lot
Synonym:fool around

I like to play around seaside.
我喜欢在海边玩。
But this is the way we play around, so we just do it.
不过这是游戏规则，我们照做就是了。
A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.
一个小男孩每天都喜欢来到树旁玩耍。
I play around with the saturation until I get a pleasing result.
我调整了一下饱和度来达到令自己满意的效果。
Robert was playing around with another woman.
罗伯特和另一个女人乱搞。
I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore.
我不再是个小孩了，我不再在树下玩耍了。
Had he taken the keys and played around with her car?
他是不是拿过车钥匙，开着她的车子玩儿？
The old man told the children not to play around the pond.
老汉叫孩子们不要在水塘附近玩耍。
Make sure that the boys not, to play around the motor-driven toys exhibited here.
要保证不让孩子们到展览的电动玩具这儿玩。
Play around with adding different counters and see what happens.
添加不同的计数器并查看会发生什么。