playing cards
collocation打牌；纸牌游戏
We spent the evening playing cards.
我们整个晚上都在打牌。
玩耍；游戏
演奏；扮演；演出；在戏剧中扮演角色；演奏乐器的行为；参加游戏、运动或其他娱乐活动的行为
the action of taking part in a game, sport, or other recreation
在戏剧中扮演角色
the performance of a part or role in a drama
演奏乐器的行为
the act of playing a musical instrument
参加游戏、运动或其他娱乐活动的行为
the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
Playing outdoors is good for children's health.
户外玩耍对孩子的健康有好处。
用法提示：playing作为名词表示活动
His playing of the piano was beautiful.
他钢琴的演奏很美。
用法提示：playing作为名词表示演奏行为
The playing of the match was intense.
比赛的进行非常激烈。
用法提示：playing作为名词表示比赛过程
recreation 强调休闲放松，比 playing 更正式；可指任何消遣活动，不限于游戏
amusement 侧重带来快乐的活动，常指轻松的娱乐；与 playing 相比，amusement 可指被动观看的娱乐
fun 作为名词表示乐趣，强调活动带来的快乐感受；常与 have 搭配，如 have fun，不能完全替代 playing
games 指具体的游戏或运动项目，是 playing 的常见搭配对象；但 games 本身不表示动作，常用复数形式
与‘playing’的‘玩耍、游戏’含义相对，指有目的性的劳动或任务
打牌；纸牌游戏
We spent the evening playing cards.
我们整个晚上都在打牌。
运动场；赛场
The children ran across the playing field.
孩子们跑过运动场。
比赛时间；上场时间
The referee added five minutes of playing time.
裁判增加了五分钟的比赛时间。
演奏风格；比赛风格
Her playing style is very expressive.
她的演奏风格非常富有表现力。
公平竞争；公平比赛
The team was praised for its spirit of fair play.
该队因公平竞争精神而受到赞扬。
玩火；冒险行为
Investing all your money in one stock is playing with fire.
把所有钱都投在一只股票上是在玩火。
play (玩) + -ing (动名词后缀)。同根词：player, playful, playground。同后缀词：walking, reading。
与演奏相关，演奏是playing的一种常见形式。
演奏时使用的工具，与playing的演奏义直接关联。
涉及竞技和比赛，是playing的活动范畴之一。
扮演角色是playing的一种表现形式。
儿童玩耍的物件，与playing的游戏、玩耍义相关。
玩火；冒险
He is playing with fire by investing all his money in that risky scheme.
他把所有钱都投进那个冒险计划，简直是在玩火。
拖延时间
The politician was playing for time by giving vague answers.
那位政治家通过给出含糊的回答来拖延时间。
装傻；扮丑角
Stop playing the fool and tell me what really happened.
别装傻了，告诉我到底发生了什么。
我们在扮演上帝
From the song 'Playing God' by Paramore, which explores themes of power and control.
来自帕拉莫尔的歌曲《扮演上帝》，探讨了权力与控制的主题。
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