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play a game
play a game 是常见搭配，游戏或比赛均可。
Let's play a game.
我们玩个游戏吧。
游戏；娱乐
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游戏；娱乐
a playful or competitive activity; an amusement or pastime
Let's play a game.
我们玩个游戏吧。
一种娱乐或竞争性活动。
A playful or competitive activity.
有规则决定胜负的比赛
a contest with rules to determine a winner
类似有规则的游戏的事物,尽管并非有意设计。
Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
一场体育或其他比赛
a single play of a sport or other contest
She won the chess game after a long battle.
经过一场漫长的对弈，她赢得了这盘国际象棋比赛。
AI contextual example
The children played a game of tag in the park.
孩子们在公园里玩了一场捉人游戏。
AI contextual example
He scored the winning goal in the final game of the season.
他在赛季的最后一场比赛中打入了制胜一球。
AI contextual example
you need four people to play this game
玩这个游戏需要四个人。
WordNet
play a game 是常见搭配，游戏或比赛均可。
Let's play a game.
我们玩个游戏吧。
win 和 lose 与 game 搭配表示胜负。
Our team won the game.
我们队赢了比赛。
game of 后接名词说明游戏类型或特点。
Chess is a game of strategy.
国际象棋是一种策略游戏。
Not this
I like to play game.
Use this
I like to play games.
“game”表示一般意义上的游戏或比赛时是可数名词，通常使用复数形式或加冠词，这里应用复数泛指。
Not this
We hunted games in the forest.
Use this
We hunted game in the forest.
“game”表示猎物、野味时是不可数名词，不能加复数后缀“-s”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
玩游戏
Let's play a game of chess.
我们下一盘棋吧。
电子游戏
He spends hours playing video games.
他花很多时间玩电子游戏。
棋盘游戏
Monopoly is a popular board game.
大富翁是一种流行的棋盘游戏。
比赛计划；策略
We need a solid game plan to win.
我们需要一个可靠的比赛计划才能赢。
可以攻击或批评的对象
Politicians are fair game for comedians.
政客是喜剧演员可以讽刺的对象。
赢一局比赛
They won the game by three points.
他们以三分之差赢了那场比赛。
把戏败露；计划落空
When the police arrived, the thieves knew the game was up.
警察到达时，小偷们知道把戏败露了。
耍花招；不认真对待
Stop playing games and tell me the truth.
别耍花招了，告诉我真相。
泄露秘密；露马脚
His nervous laugh gave the game away.
他紧张的笑声露了马脚。
当你玩权力的游戏时，要么赢，要么死。
The board game became a real game of thrones among the players.
桌游在玩家之间变成了一场真正的权力游戏。
游戏结束了，兄弟！游戏结束了！
When the final whistle blew, the coach muttered 'game over' under his breath.
当终场哨声响起时，教练低声说了句‘游戏结束’。
Use game naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Game: G-A-M-E，每个字母代表一个词：G-给，A-乐趣，M-我，E-娱乐。
通常用于休闲娱乐场合，如家庭、学校操场，语气中立。
注意：game 是可数名词，复数形式为 games。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.