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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. Ed played at being a pirate.
     埃德扮海盗玩。
• 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.
  1. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
     她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
  2. '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。”

双语例句

• To play at top on all fronts will be hard, but we are ready for it.
  在各条战线上都取得好成绩是困难的，但我们准备好了。
• Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen has revealed that he might not play at all this season.
  纽卡斯尔联队和英国兰的射手迈克尔欧文透露说他可能会错过本赛季的所有比赛。
• Ed played at being a pirate.
  埃德扮海盗玩。
• I discovered that my husband was having an affair& well, two can play at that game!
  我发现我丈夫有外遇&好了，那一套不只他会，我也会！
• '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。”
• It's suggested that we ( should) put on a short play at the party.
  有人建议我们在晚会上演一个短剧。
• What would it mean to you to play at Wembley?
  能在温布利踢球对你来说有特别的意义吗？
• I like to play at being capricious.
  我喜欢假装得很善变。
• 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。
• We enjoyed the new play at the theatre.
  我们欣赏了剧院新上演的戏。