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

• 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。
• In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital;
  哪一种语言人们可以在一出戏中朗诵，在朗诵中玩（分别指演戏和开独唱会）？
• 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 was singled out to perform a play at the graduation ceremony.
  毕业典礼上，我被单独挑出来演节目。出丑了。
• I like to play at being capricious.
  我喜欢假装得很善变。
• Ed played at being a pirate.
  埃德扮海盗玩。
• 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***。
• What would it mean to you to play at Wembley?
  能在温布利踢球对你来说有特别的意义吗？
• She began to wonder what he was playing at
  她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。