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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

• 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。
• 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。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。