Play:「你別鬧了」用英語怎麼說?
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哈嘍,大家好,這裡是《每日一詞》,今天Maddie給大家帶來的單詞解析是關於「Play」的多種地道用法。其中包括動詞名詞用法,以及3種固定搭配:「發揮作用,胡鬧,貶低」的英文表達。
Play /ple?/
主要釋義
作動詞用法:
When children, animals, or adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games.
vi. 玩耍【不及物動詞】
eg:I want to play with you.
我想和你一起玩。
You can use play to describe how someone behaves, when they are deliberately behaving in a certain way or like a certain type of person.
vt. 假裝【及物動詞】
eg: She was just playing the devoted mother.
她只是在裝成一位負責的母親。
作名詞用法:
A play is a piece of writing performed in a theatre, on the radio, or on television.
n. 戲劇
eg: It"s my favourite Shakespeare play.
這是我最喜歡的莎士比亞劇。
固定搭配
Play a part
If something or someone plays a part in a situation, it』s involved in it and have an effect on it.
含義:起作用
eg: Theyplayed a partin the life of their community.
他們在自己的社區生活中發揮了作用。
Play around
If you play around, you behave in a silly way to amuse yourself or other people.
含義:胡鬧
eg: Stopplaying around.
別鬧了。
Play down
If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important.
含義:貶低
eg:He tried toplay downmy part in the work and play up his own.
他極力貶低我在這工作中的作用,而拚命抬高他自己的份量。
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