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.
1. The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
  媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
2. 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。
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.
1. The engine had been playing up...
  发动机一直有问题。
2. It was his back playing him up.
  是他的后背在作痛。
PHRASAL VERB （小孩）淘气，不听话
When childrenplay up, they are naughty and difficult to control.
1. 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。

verb

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
1. The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
Synonym:foregroundhighlightspotlight
ingratiate oneself to
1. She is playing up to the chairman
Synonym:cozy upcotton upshine upsidle upsuck up

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。
The American joke is to play up to the European ( and Eastern) legend of the West.
美国笑话是向欧洲人（和东方人）吹嘘西部的传说。
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。
United moved Giggs to play up front.
联队将吉格斯移上去踢前锋。
Do not let the children play up.
别让孩子们淘气。
I may work in the mud, but I certainly like to play up in the clouds.
也许我的工作不是很好，但是我也想要过上流生活。
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。
And want our friends to sing dance, play up the pleasure.
我们要和朋友们跳舞唱歌，渲染喜悦。
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。
I used to play up front when I was a kid, then I went to central midfield and right wing.
我学了很多把握助攻时机的东西，你得小心不要被人钻了空子。我小时候经常打前场位置，然后是中场和右边锋。