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play with a toy
toy作名词时常用play with搭配。
The child played with a toy car.
孩子玩玩具汽车。
玩具
toys — plural of toy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
玩具
an object designed to be played with
The child played with a toy car.
孩子玩玩具汽车。
玩具,尤指供儿童使用的
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
供玩耍的玩具
an artifact designed to be played with
无关紧要或无价值的东西；小事
A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
非功能性复制品(常用作修饰语)
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
The children are playing with their toys on the carpet.
孩子们正在地毯上玩他们的玩具。
AI contextual example
She bought a small toy for her nephew's birthday.
她为侄子的生日买了一个小玩具。
AI contextual example
His favorite toy is the red wooden train.
他最喜欢的玩具是那列红色的木头火车。
AI contextual example
a toy stove
玩具炉子。
WordNet
toy作名词时常用play with搭配。
The child played with a toy car.
孩子玩玩具汽车。
toy作动词时意为‘玩弄、拨弄’，后接with。
She toyed with her food, not eating much.
她拨弄着食物，没怎么吃。
toy可作定语修饰名词，表示‘玩具的’。
We bought a puzzle at the toy store.
我们在玩具店买了一个拼图。
Not this
Children play toys in the yard.
Use this
Children play with toys in the yard.
英语中，“play”是不及物动词，后接对象时须加介词“with”；中文“玩玩具”直译易遗漏介词。
Not this
She toyes her hair nervously.
Use this
She toys with her hair nervously.
动词“toy”表示“玩弄”，必须与介词“with”搭配使用，后接玩弄的对象；且注意动词形式“toys”而非“toyes”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
玩具汽车
The little boy pushed his toy car across the floor.
小男孩把他的玩具汽车推过地板。
玩具店
We bought a new board game at the toy store.
我们在玩具店买了一个新的棋盘游戏。
玩具箱
All the dolls are kept in the toy box.
所有的洋娃娃都放在玩具箱里。
毛绒玩具
She sleeps with her favorite stuffed toy every night.
她每晚都抱着她最喜欢的毛绒玩具睡觉。
益智玩具
Parents often look for educational toys that help with learning.
家长们经常寻找有助于学习的益智玩具。
木制玩具
The wooden toy train is very durable and safe for kids.
这个木制玩具火车非常耐用，对孩子来说很安全。
玩弄某人的感情
She realized he was just toying with her affections.
她意识到他只是在玩弄她的感情。
（不太认真地）考虑（做某事）
I'm toying with the idea of moving to a new city.
我正在考虑搬到一个新城市，但还没拿定主意。
像得到新玩具的孩子一样（兴奋、专注）
He was like a child with a new toy when he got his new camera.
他得到新相机时像得到新玩具的孩子一样兴奋。
我不是你的玩具，你这个愚蠢的男孩
The lyrics from Netta's Eurovision-winning song 'Toy' convey a message of female empowerment and independence.
这段来自Netta在2018年欧洲歌唱大赛夺冠歌曲《Toy》的歌词传达了女性赋权和独立的信息。
Use toys naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Toy 与 boy 押韵，记住男孩爱玩玩具。
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All words have the 'oy' spelling and rhyme with /ɔɪ/. Beware of lookalikes like 'tow' (different vowel sound).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.