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英 [pleɪ ɒn]

美 [pleɪ ɑːn]

利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）
  If youplay onsomeone's fears, weaknesses, or faults, you deliberately use them in order to persuade that person to do something, or to achieve what you want.
  1. ...an election campaign which plays on the population's fear of change...
     利用民众惧变心理的竞选活动
  2. I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
     我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。

双语例句

• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• Go away, and play on the stairs till father and mother be ready!
  走开，到楼梯那儿去玩，等你爸爸和妈把事情说完！
• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
  我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。
• We are forbidden to play on the pasture belonging to him.
  他不准我们在他的牧草地上玩耍。
• Personally, I find a good play on tv's interesting.
  我个人觉得电视上好的剧目很有意思。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！