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play whist
“whist”通常作不可数名词，前面不加冠词。
They often play whist on Sunday evenings.
他们经常在周日晚玩惠斯特牌戏。
惠斯特牌戏
whists — plural of whist
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
惠斯特牌戏
a card game for four players in two partnerships, scoring a point for each trick taken in excess of six
They often play whist on Sunday evenings.
他们经常在周日晚玩惠斯特牌戏。
类似桥牌的多种四人纸牌游戏之一；惠斯特牌戏。
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
玩惠斯特牌戏的一局。
A session of playing this card game.
My grandfather taught me to play whist when I was ten.
我祖父在我十岁时教我打惠斯特牌戏。
Whist is a fun card game to play with three friends.
惠斯特牌戏是一种可以和三个朋友一起玩的有趣纸牌游戏。
The community center is hosting a whist tournament this weekend.
社区中心本周末将举办一场惠斯特牌戏比赛。
“whist”通常作不可数名词，前面不加冠词。
They often play whist on Sunday evenings.
他们经常在周日晚玩惠斯特牌戏。
表示“一局”时，用“a game of”结构。
Would you like a game of whist?
你想来一局惠斯特牌戏吗？
“whist”可直接放在名词前作定语，如“whist player”。
She is a skilled whist player.
她是一位技艺娴熟的惠斯特牌手。
Not this
We played a whist last night.
Use this
We played whist last night.
游戏名称（如 whist）通常作为不可数名词使用，前面不能加不定冠词 a；若要表达“打一场惠斯特牌”，应说 play a game of whist。
Not this
He can whist to call his dog.
Use this
He can whistle to call his dog.
whist 是名词、叹词或形容词，不是动词；表示“吹口哨”要用动词 whistle。注意拼写，不要把 whist 和 whistle 混淆。