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
- PHRASAL VERB 对…敷衍了事;儿戏似地做
If you say that someoneis playing atsomething, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.- 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。
- We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
- PHRASAL VERB (尤指儿童)假扮…玩,玩…游戏
If someone, especially a child,plays atbeing someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.- Ed played at being a pirate.
埃德扮海盗玩。
- Ed played at being a pirate.
- PHRASAL VERB 搞…名堂;想…念头
If you do not know what someoneis playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.- She began to wonder what he was playing at...
她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。 - '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。”
- She began to wonder what he was playing at...
双语例句
- Ed played at being a pirate.
埃德扮海盗玩。 - 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)? - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - 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。 - '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。” - 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。