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

• The19-year-old is an attacking midfielder, although he can also play out wide or up front.
  这位19岁的球员是攻击中场，但他也可以打前锋或者边锋。
• We both know how this is supposed to play out.
  我们两个都知道它应该怎么结束。
• How does this play out in regards to the Novell agreement made this last fall?
  那么去年秋天和Novell达成的协议又将扮演什么样的角色呢？
• It is unclear how this recovery will play out.
  目前尚不确定这次的复苏将如何上演。
• 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？
• Whenever I solved a problem, again a problem, did not play out, good tired.
  每当我解决掉一个问题，总会再来一个问题，没玩没了了，好厌倦。
• This situation will play out in my favour.
  这个局势会演变的对我有利。
• Then fucking great Chopin also play out of my sorrow, Beethoven also just play.
  再牛逼的肖邦也弹不出我的悲伤、贝多芬也只是弹弹而已。
• The best way to start everyday is in exactly the manner you want your day to play out.
  开始一天最好的方式，完全是按照你想要的方式进行的。
• Washington policymakers and politicians need to stand back and let this adjustment play out.
  华盛顿政策制定者与政治家需要靠后站，放手让这一调整自行展开。