play a role
collocation扮演角色；起重要作用
She plays an important role in the team.
她在团队中起重要作用。
玩耍；玩
played — past of play
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玩耍；玩
to do things for fun or enjoyment
She will play the lead role in the school play next month.
她下个月将在学校的话剧中扮演主角。
玩耍,为了娱乐而进行的活动
To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
参加(运动)；参与(游戏)
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
用武器较量或搏斗,包括练习和实战；进行武术比赛；马上比武；击剑
To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
以特定方式行动或表现
To act or behave in a stated way.
play
Base
原形
plays
3rd person
第三人称单数
playing
-ing
现在分词
played
Past
过去式
played
Past participle
过去分词
She plays tennis every weekend.
她每个周末都打网球。
They played chess last night.
他们昨晚下了棋。
The children are playing in the park.
孩子们正在公园里玩耍。
He played Hamlet at the local theatre last year.
他去年在当地剧院扮演了哈姆雷特。
Are you playing the villain in this scene?
你在这场戏里是扮演反派吗？
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扮演角色；起重要作用
She plays an important role in the team.
她在团队中起重要作用。
玩游戏
Let's play a game of chess.
咱们下盘棋吧。
进行体育运动
He plays sports every weekend.
他每周末都做运动。
演奏乐器
My sister can play three instruments.
我姐姐会演奏三种乐器。
和朋友一起玩
The children are playing with their friends in the park.
孩子们在公园里和朋友们玩。
捉弄某人
They played a trick on their teacher on April Fools' Day.
愚人节那天他们捉弄了老师。
见机行事；随机应变
I don't know what the weather will be like, so we'll play it by ear.
我不知道天气会怎样，所以我们见机行事吧。
故意唱反调；充当反面角色
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment.
让我暂时唱个反调。
故作矜持；欲擒故纵
She's playing hard to get, but I know she likes me.
她在故作矜持，但我知道她喜欢我。
弹吧，山姆。
The children are playing in the garden.
孩子们正在花园里玩耍。
我想玩个游戏。
He plays the guitar in a band.
他在乐队里弹吉他。
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把 play 拆成 p + lay：扑(p)去玩耍，玩累了就躺(lay)下休息。
语域：neutral 常见场景：游乐场、家庭休闲、朋友聚会 play 表示“玩耍、玩乐”时是非常常见的中性词，正式与口语中都通用，没有明显的褒贬或语域限制。日常中多用于儿童游戏或轻松休闲的场合，也可用于成年人的娱乐活动。
以上单词均以 -ay 结尾，并和 play 一样读 /eɪ/，构成真正押韵。注意 lookalike 词如 says (/sɛz/) 和 said (/sɛd/) 虽然含有 -ay，但发音不同，不押韵。
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