play around

英 [pleɪ əˈraʊnd]

美 [pleɪ əˈraʊnd]

逗乐; 玩闹; 反复琢磨; 自由调换…的排列顺序

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 逗乐；玩闹
If youplay around, you behave in a silly way to amuse yourself or other people.
1. Stop playing around and eat!...
  别逗了，快吃吧！
2. There was no doubt he was serious, it wasn't just playing around...
  毫无疑问他很认真，那可不是闹着玩的。
3. Had he taken the keys and played around with her car?
  他是不是拿过车钥匙，开着她的车子玩儿？
PHRASAL VERB 反复琢磨；自由调换…的排列顺序
If youplay around witha problem or an arrangement of objects, you try different ways of organizing it in order to find the best solution or arrangement.
1. I can play around with the pictures to make them more eye-catching.
  我可以尝试用不同的方式排列这些图片以使它们更加吸引眼球。
PHRASAL VERB 鬼混；搞不正当性关系
If someoneplays around, they have sex with people other than the person they are married to or having a serious relationship with.
1. Up to 75 per cent of married men may be playing around...
  多达75%的已婚男士可能在外拈花惹草。
2. Robert was playing around with another woman.
  罗伯特和另一个女人乱搞。
See also:play

verb

work with in an amateurish manner
1. She dabbles in astronomy
2. He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
Synonym:dabblesmatter
commit adultery
1. he plays around a lot
Synonym:fool around

PDA users want to be able to run new applications, store data, and play around.
PDA用户希望能够运行新的应用程序、存储数据并以后再使用这些程序和数据。
He does nothing but play around all day.
他整天除了玩，什么都不做。
Had he taken the keys and played around with her car?
他是不是拿过车钥匙，开着她的车子玩儿？
Don't play around my CDs. I warn you!
我警告你，别随便玩弄我的CD！
So, please play around with this powerful setting if you really know what you're doing only!
只有在你真的知道你在干什么时再改这个极具威力的设定。
But you can play around and add more highlights if you'd like.
但你可以发挥靠近并添加更多亮点如果您想要。
A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.
一个小男孩每天都喜欢来到树旁玩耍。
I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore.
我不再是个小孩了，我不再在树下玩耍了。
There was no doubt he was serious, it wasn't just playing around
毫无疑问他很认真，那可不是闹着玩的。
The old man told the children not to play around the pond.
老汉叫孩子们不要在水塘附近玩耍。