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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

• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.
  那个新学生依然无所适从，他还不知道同学们彼此间玩的什么把戏。
• 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！
• Personally, I find a good play on tv's interesting.
  我个人觉得电视上好的剧目很有意思。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• 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。
• 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。