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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

• But he wants me to play on a radio show tomorrow.
  但是他要我明天上广播节目演奏。
• Taken together, the region is essentially a leveraged play on the global economy.
  总而言之，亚洲地区在全球经济中实际上起到了杠杆作用。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• I don't have any idea what's happening. I've come to play on the team.
  我都不知道发生了什么事情，我是来打球的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church
  他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• Go away, and play on the stairs till father and mother be ready!
  走开，到楼梯那儿去玩，等你爸爸和妈把事情说完！