play out

英 [pleɪ aʊt]

美 [pleɪ aʊt]

（使）（戏剧性事件）逐渐发生; （使）展开

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （使）（戏剧性的事件）逐渐发生；（使）展开
  If a dramatic eventis played out, it gradually takes place.
  1. Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment...
     她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
  2. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
     这部电影和现实生活中发生的一系列戏剧性事件有着诡异的巧合之处。

英英释义

verb

• become spent or exhausted
  1. The champion's strength played out fast
• play to a finish
  1. We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last
• perform or be performed to the end
  1. How will the election drama be played out?
• deplete
  1. exhaust one's savings
  2. We quickly played out our strength
  Synonym:run downexhaustsaptire

双语例句

• Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, and they might play out differently in different situations.
  每种方法都各有优缺点，并且它们在不同的情形中扮演不同的角色。
• Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment
  她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
• I'm not quite sure where, on balance, we should say how these things play out.
  我不是很肯定，总的来说，这些事情是怎么进行的。
• We are allowing Earth to play out her game of duality, as best she can.
  我们正准许地球播放她的二元性游戏，尽她可以最好的方式。
• You know how that will play out.
  你知道结局会是怎样。
• You'll let things play out as they are.
  你必须让这些事情向我说的那样发展下去。
• I know it's not how you'd want us to play out.
  我想这和你对我们预期的有所不同。
• You must have a vision of how this is supposed to play out.
  这事该怎么做你心里得有个底。
• This could play out very well or it could not.
  这桩交易可能非常好也可能不好。
• The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives?
  相关问题至今仍难以捉摸，引人深思：什么是智慧？它在一个人的生活中发挥了怎样的作用？