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
- 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。 - She likes to play up her part in the deal.
她喜欢在交易中强调自己的作用。 - 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。 - An attempt was made to play up the president's role in settling the crisis.
正做出努力来宣扬总统在解决危机中的作用。 - Do not let the children play up.
别让孩子们淘气。 - Do not let him play up his illness.
别让他过于重视他的病。 - 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。 - It seems that she needs two good actors to play up to her.
看来他需要两个好演员来配合他。 - I don't like people who try to play up to me.
我不喜欢那些想讨好我的人。 - He seems to want two good actors to play up to him.
看来她需要两位好演员与她配戏。