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at the playground
表示地点，常用介词 at 或 on。
The children are playing at the playground.
孩子们正在操场上玩耍。
儿童游乐场；游乐场
playgrounds — plural of playground
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儿童游乐场；游乐场
an outdoor area for children to play in, often with equipment such as swings and slides
The children are playing at the playground.
孩子们正在操场上玩耍。
供儿童玩耍的大型开放空间,通常有专用的游乐设备(如秋千和滑梯)。
A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
休闲娱乐场地
an area where many people go for recreation
个人或组织可以自由行动的任何物理或形而上的空间。
Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
儿童游戏场地
yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
The children spent the whole afternoon on the playground after school.
孩子们放学后在操场上玩了整个下午。
Our apartment building has a small playground with swings and a slide for the kids.
我们公寓楼里有一个带秋千和滑梯的小型儿童游乐场。
Let's meet at the playground in Central Park tomorrow morning.
我们明天早上在中央公园的游乐场见面吧。
表示地点，常用介词 at 或 on。
The children are playing at the playground.
孩子们正在操场上玩耍。
表示用途，后接目的或对象。
This park has a playground for toddlers.
这个公园有一个供幼儿玩耍的操场。
Not this
Let's playground after school.
Use this
Let's play on the playground after school.
playground 是名词，不能作动词；应使用动词 'play'，并加上介词 'on' 表示在操场上玩耍。
Not this
I like playground very much.
Use this
I like the playground very much.
playground 是可数名词，单数形式需要限定词（如冠词 'the'）或复数形式。这里特指某个操场，故用 'the'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
学校操场
The children are playing on the school playground.
孩子们正在学校操场上玩耍。
儿童游乐场
There is a new children's playground in the park.
公园里有一个新的儿童游乐场。
游乐设施
The playground equipment includes swings and slides.
游乐设施包括秋千和滑梯。
操场游戏
They played various playground games during recess.
他们在课间玩各种操场游戏。
操场规则
We need to follow the playground rules to stay safe.
我们需要遵守操场规则以确保安全。
操场安全
Playground safety is important to prevent injuries.
操场安全对于防止受伤很重要。
富人的游乐场
The French Riviera is a playground of the rich.
法国里维埃拉是富人的游乐场。
诸神的游乐场
The Swiss Alps are a playground of the gods.
瑞士阿尔卑斯山是诸神的游乐场。
我想成为你的游乐场
From the song 'You and Me Song' by The Wannadies, featured in the movie Romeo + Juliet (1996).
出自电影《罗密欧与朱丽叶》(1996)中收录的歌曲《You and Me Song》的歌词。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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play（玩）+ ground（场地）→ 玩乐场地，即操场。
通常指儿童玩耍的操场或游乐场，也可指度假胜地的娱乐区域，中性用语，多用于日常或校园场景。
All listed words share the spelling pattern '-ound' and are pronounced with the final /aʊnd/ sound, making them rhyme with 'playground'. Note: 'ground', 'underground', 'background', and 'foreground' include the exact chunk 'ground', while 'sound' and 'round' contain '-ound'. The stress may differ (e.g., 'un•der•ground' has primary stress on first syllable), but the rhyming part is identical.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.