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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

• 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。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• 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。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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。
• You play on the violin beautifully.
  你拉小提琴拉得美极了。
• 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。
• 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。
• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。
• I like to play on the swing and he likes to play on the seesaw.
  我喜欢玩荡秋千而他喜欢玩跷跷板。