play on

英 [pleɪ ɒn]

美 [pleɪ ɑːn]

利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）
  If youplay onsomeone's fears, weaknesses, or faults, you deliberately use them in order to persuade that person to do something, or to achieve what you want.
  1. ...an election campaign which plays on the population's fear of change...
     利用民众惧变心理的竞选活动
  2. I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
     我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。

双语例句

• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• And they will play on your big screen.
  视频就会在大屏幕的电视上播放。
• Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it
  出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• I want to play on the big table. 'I replied.
  ‘我想在那张大球桌上打球，’我答道。
• I don't want to miss seeing that play on television tonight.
  我不想错过今晚在电视屏幕上看这出戏的机会。
• We are forbidden to play on the pasture belonging to him.
  他不准我们在他的牧草地上玩耍。