play at

英 [pleɪ æt]

美 [pleɪ æt]

对…敷衍了事; 拿…当儿戏; （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏; 搞…名堂; 想…念头

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 对…敷衍了事；儿戏似地做
  If you say that someoneis playing atsomething, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.
  1. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
     我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔***。
• PHRASAL VERB （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏
  If someone, especially a child,plays atbeing someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.
  1. Ed played at being a pirate.
     埃德扮海盗玩。
• PHRASAL VERB 搞…名堂；想…念头
  If you do not know what someoneis playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.
  1. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
     她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
  2. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
     “你以为你在动什么念头？”他说，“我不能卖掉这个。”

双语例句

• Have you decided what music you'd like us to play at the party?
  你是否决定了在晚会上希望我们演奏哪种音乐？
• Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen has revealed that he might not play at all this season.
  纽卡斯尔联队和英国兰的射手迈克尔欧文透露说他可能会错过本赛季的所有比赛。
• She began to wonder what he was playing at
  她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
• If he continued to act this way, I'd not let him play at all.
  如果他继续这样的行为，我就再也不让他踢球了。
• The new play at the National Theatre is pulling in large audiences.
  在国家剧院上演的新剧目吸引了大批观众。
• She can play at that level. She's proven it by beating excellent players in the previous weeks.
  她能打出这样的水平，在前几个星期她打败了好几个非常优秀的选手，证明她有这个能力。
• I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall last summer.
  夏天我在卡内基音乐厅聆听了这个交响乐团的演奏。
• So for me, you know, to be invited to play at White House is a great honor.
  所以对我来说，你知道，被邀请参加在白宫是一个伟大的荣誉。
• It's suggested that we ( should) put on a short play at the party.
  有人建议我们在晚会上演一个短剧。
• He is no fun to play at chess because he's always changing his moves.
  跟他下棋没劲，他老是拔招。