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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。
• I want to play on the big table. 'I replied.
  ‘我想在那张大球桌上打球，’我答道。
• 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 like to play on the swing and he likes to play on the seesaw.
  我喜欢玩荡秋千而他喜欢玩跷跷板。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。
• Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it
  出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
• 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！
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？