play是什么意思

短语搭配

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(1)play a role in扮演角色

(2)play the piano弹钢琴；弹奏钢琴；演奏钢琴

(3)play with和...一起玩

(4)play a role发挥作用；扮演角色；起到作用

(5)play an important role in在...中起重要作用

(6)play chess玩国际象棋；下国际象棋；下西洋棋

(7)play football踢足球；踢球

(8)play a part in在…中起作用

(9)play jokes on开玩笑；捉弄；戏弄

(10)play soccer玩足球；踢足球；踢球

(11)play sports做运动；玩体育游戏；体育活动

(12)play tennis打网球；打打网球；玩网球

(13)play a part扮演一个角色；发挥作用；起作用

(14)play the game办事公道, 为人诚实

(15)play a joke on开玩笑

(16)play joke on sb.开某人的玩笑

(17)state of play比赛状态

(18)play games闹着玩；不认真对待

(19)play ball参加球赛；合作

(20)play a joke开个玩笑；开玩笑

(21)play an instrument演奏乐器

(22)play basketball打篮球；玩篮球

(23)play cards打牌；玩牌；玩纸牌

(24)play fetch（跟狗）玩丢接游戏

(25)play for效力于

(26)play music播放音乐；演奏音乐；玩音乐

(27)play the drum打鼓

(28)play the guitar弹吉他

(29)play the violin拉小提琴；演奏小提琴；弹小提琴

(30)play together一起玩

(31)play against与…对抗, , 交手, 比赛

(32)play out以特定方式发展；发生；出现

(33)play date游戏约会；玩耍约会

(34)play baseball打棒球

(35)fair play对规则的恪守, 公平待遇, 公道

(36)playing field户外运动场

(37)outdoor play户外游戏

(38)play on利用

(39)play favorites偏心；播放收藏夹

(40)a play on words双关语；语带双关

(41)play with yourself手淫

(42)bring into play启用, 使运转, 使起作用

(43)play around玩弄；闹着玩；胡闹；拈花惹草

(44)play up捣蛋；制造麻烦；拼命投入；他的电话线老出故障

(45)triple play三重杀

(46)play along合着磁带或唱片演奏；假装合作

(47)play off打加时赛

(48)power play权术；手段；集中力量进攻的打法；力量型打法；人数占上风

(49)play truant旷课, 逃学

(50)play house玩过家家游戏

(51)play the field性滥交, 乱搞男女关系

(52)play dirty干卑鄙勾当；(比赛)犯规

(53)passion play耶稣受难复活剧

(54)foul play不公平比赛；非法行为；暴行

(55)play about玩弄；闹着玩；胡闹；拈花惹草

(56)play by the rules处事公正诚实, 循规蹈矩, 按部就班, 按规矩办事

(57)play therapy游戏疗法；游戏治疗

(58)play it by ear见机行事；走一步看一步

(59)play fair正大光明；不徇私舞弊

(60)stage play舞台表演；舞台剧

(61)the state of play进展情况, 发展阶段, 当前情形, 当前状况；比分, 得分

(62)play up to充分利用；最大限度地利用

(63)play God以上帝自居；装作无所不能

(64)play the fool扮丑角；逗人笑；做傻瓜；干蠢事

(65)play it cool沉着应付, 冷静处理, 不动声色, 努力显得冷静

(66)double play双杀

(67)play havoc with完全扰乱；完全打乱；毁坏

(68)play for time争取时间

(69)play hard to get故作姿态, 故作冷漠

(70)morality play道德剧

(71)play away打客场；客场比赛；拈花惹草

(72)stroke play击数比赛

(73)play catch-up连续落后；奋起直追；努力赶上

(74)play fast and loose处事轻率；不道德地行事

(75)match play穴数记分赛

(76)pure play专卖公司；只在网上运营的公司

(77)play second fiddle to屈居人下；屈从；迁就

(78)play politics玩弄政治手腕；玩弄权术

双语例句

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(1)Some young men often play the drums, and the performers wave red silk bands (挥舞红绸带).

一些年轻人经常打鼓，表演者则挥舞着红绸带。

(2)Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).

扑克牌已列入日程，同时也要学习打麻将。

(3)Play basketball, do yoga (瑜伽), dance and meet many new friends!

打篮球、做瑜伽、跳舞，以及认识很多新朋友！

(4)Ordinary (平凡的) people play a big role in the fight.

普通人在战斗中扮演着重要角色。

(5)It can even play the guitar.

它甚至可以弹吉他。

(6)I often play basketball with him.

我经常跟他一起打篮球。

(7)Frank, you can play the violin.

弗兰克，你会拉小提琴。

(8)She can play the guitar beautifully.

她吉他弹得很美妙。

(9)Doctor's orders: Let children just play.

医生嘱咐：让孩子玩就是了。

(10)We can play on the street freely.

我们可以在街上自由玩耍。

同义词

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vt. 游戏；扮演；演奏；播放；同…比赛

vi. 演奏；玩耍；上演；参加比赛

n. 游戏；比赛；剧本

反义词

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同根词

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词根 play

(1)playful adj. 开玩笑的；幽默的；爱嬉戏的

(2)playable adj. 可演奏的；可游戏的

(3)playfully adv. 开玩笑地；好游玩地

(4)player n. 运动员，比赛者；游戏者，做游戏的人；演奏者，表演者；演员

(5)playfulness n. 玩笑；嬉闹

(6)playbook n. 剧本

(7)playday n. 休息日；非正式比赛

释义

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v.

[no obj.]engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose

玩，玩耍

the children were playing by a pool

孩子们在池塘边玩耍

her friends were playing with their dolls.

她的朋友们在玩布娃娃。

[with obj.]engage in (a game or activity) for enjoyment

玩（游戏）；搞（活动）

I want to play Snakes and Ladders.

我想玩蛇梯棋。

amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence

假扮…玩

the boys were playing at soldiers.

这些男孩在玩扮演士兵。

(play at)engage in without proper seriousness or understanding

儿戏似的做，不认真地干

it would be wrong to assume that he is simply playing at right-wing politics.

　说他只是把右翼政治当作儿戏玩玩而已那就错了。

(play with)treat inconsiderately for one's own amusement

玩弄

she likes to play with people's emotions.

她喜欢玩弄人的情感。

(play with)fiddle or tamper with

摆弄，玩弄

has somebody been playing with these taps?

有人一直在摆弄这些水龙头吗？

[with negative or in questions](be playing at)used to convey one's irritation at someone's actions or one's failure to understand their motives

［用 以表示对某人行为的恼怒或表示未能理解其动机］ 干，闹

what on earth do you think you're playing at?

想想看，你到底是在干吗？

[with obj.]take part in (a sport) on a regular basis

（定期）参加（体育活动）

I play squash and badminton.

我打壁球和羽毛球。

participate in (a sporting match or contest)

参加（体育比赛或竞赛）。

compete against (another player or team) in a sporting match

（在体育比赛中）同…比赛

the team will play France on Wednesday.

星期三这支球队将与法国队比赛。

[no obj.]be part of a team, especially in a specified position, in a sporting contest

（尤指在体育竞赛中某个具体位置上）司职

he played in goal.

他担任守门员。

strike (a ball) or execute (a stroke) in a game

（在游戏中）击（球）；击打。

[no obj., with adverbial](of a cricket ground)be in such condition as to have a specified effect on play

（板球场状况对比赛）产生影响。

assign to take part in a match, especially in a specified position

（尤指比赛中在特定位置上）安排，任用，确定（运动员）

the manager played his strongest side of the season.

领队确定了本赛季最强大的阵容。

move (a piece) or display (a playing card) in one's turn in a game

打，出（牌）；走（棋子）

he played his queen.

他出了一张王后牌。

bet or gamble at or on

打赌，赌博

he didn't gamble or play the ponies.

他没有赌博也没有赌马。

[no obj.][usu. with negative]be cooperative

〈喻〉 合作，买某人的账

he needs financial backing, but the building societies won't play.

他需要经济支持，但建筑协会并不买他的账。

[with obj.]represent (a character) in a theatrical performance or a film

（在戏剧或电影中）扮演（角色）

early in her career she played Ophelia.

　早期她曾扮演过奥菲莉娅。

[no obj.]perform in a film or theatrical production

（在电影或戏剧中）表演

he was proud to be playing opposite a famous actor.

他引以为豪的是正跟一位著名演员演对手戏。

put on or take part in (a theatrical performance, film, or concert)

演出；参加（戏剧，电影，音乐会）

the show was one of the best we ever played.

这次演出是我们所演出的最好的场次之一。

give a dramatic performance at (a particular theatre or place)

（在特定戏院或地点）演戏。

behave as though one were (a specified type of person)

假扮

the skipper played the innocent, but smuggled goods were found on his vessel.

那位船长假扮清白，但从他的船上却发现了走私物品。

(play someone for)treat someone as being of (a specified type)

将某人看作（某种类型的人）

don't imagine you can play me for a fool.

别以为你能把我当傻瓜。

[with obj.]perform on (a musical instrument)

演奏（乐器）。

possess the skill of performing upon (a musical instrument)

具有演奏（乐器）的技能

he taught himself to play the violin.

他自学了拉小提琴。

produce (notes) from a musical instrument; perform (a piece of music)

拉（或弹、吹）出（音符）；演奏（音乐）

they played a violin sonata.

他们演奏了一支小提琴奏鸣曲。

make (a record, record player, radio, etc.) produce sounds

播放（唱片），开（录音机、收音机等）。

[no obj.](of a musical instrument, record, record player, etc.)produce sounds

（乐器、唱片、录音机等）发出声音

somewhere within, a harp was playing.

里面某个地方有竖琴的声音。

[with obj. and adverbial of direction]accompany (someone) with music as they are moving in a specified direction

（在某人朝特定方向移动时，用音乐）伴随，陪伴

the bagpipes played them out of the dining room.

他们在风笛乐声中走出了餐厅。

[no obj.]move lightly and quickly, so as to appear and disappear; flicker

（轻快地）移动；显现；消逝；晃动，摇曳，变幻

a smile played about her lips.

她的嘴角露出一丝微笑。

(of a fountain or similar source of water)emit a stream of gently moving water

（喷泉或类似水源）涌出，溢出（轻柔流淌的水）。

[with obj.]allow (a fish) to exhaust itself pulling against a line before reeling it in

让（上钩的鱼）挣扎得筋疲力尽。

n.

activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children

玩，玩耍，玩乐

a child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane.

玩耍时的孩子会用棍子当飞机。

behaviour or speech that is not intended seriously

玩笑

I flinched, but only in play.

我退缩了，但只是开开玩笑而已。

[as modifier]designed to be used in games of pretence; not real

游戏的；假装的；假的

play families are arranged in play houses.

游戏家庭被安排在了游戏屋里。

the conducting of a sporting match

比赛

rain wrecked the second day's play.

雨破坏了第二天的比赛。

the action or manner of engaging in a sport or game

（运动，游戏）动作；方式

he maintained the same rhythm of play throughout the game.

他在整场比赛中保持了同样的动作节奏。

the status of the ball in a game as being available to be played according to the rules

球处于可按规则进行比赛的状态

the ball was put in play.

球被投入到比赛之中。

the state of being active, operative, or effective

〈喻〉 起作用状态，实施状态，有效状态。

[count noun]a move or manoeuvre in a sport or game

（运动或游戏中的）（一）步；打法，走法，做法

the best play is to lead the 3 of Clubs.

最好的打法就是先出梅花３。

archaic gambling

〈古〉 赌博。

[count noun]a dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast

剧本，戏剧

the actors put on a new play.

演员们上演了一出新戏。

the space in or through which a mechanism can or does move

活动空间，间隙

the steering rack was loose, and there was a little play.

操向齿条松了，有点活动。

figurative scope or freedom to act or operate

〈喻〉 自由度；运作范围；回旋余地

our policy allows the market to have freer play.

我们的政策允许市场更自由运作。

light and constantly changing movement

轻快的活动，摇曳，变幻

the artist exploits the play of light across the surface.

这位艺术家运用了掠过表面的光的变幻。

短语

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bring （或call） into play cause something to start working so that one can make use of it 使运转，启用，使用 he cannot afford to bring into play the kind of leadership veto that operated all those years ago. 他现在不好再行使那么多年以前起作用的那种领导否决权了

come into play the state of being active, operative, or effective 开始活动，开始运转，开始起作用 luck comes into play. 运气起作用了

make a play for informal attempt to attract or attain〈非正式〉 力图吸引，勾引；力图达到，得到

make （great） play of （或with） draw attention to in an ostentatious manner, typically to gain prestige or advantage （尤指为取得声望或优势）故意卖弄，大肆炒作 the company made great play of their recent growth in profits． 该公司大肆炒作其最近的利润增长

make play with treat frivolously 轻浮对待，戏弄

not playing with a full deck 见DECK． play ball 见BALL1． play both ends against the middle keep one's options open by supporting or favouring opposing sides 为获利而脚踏两只船，使鹬蚌相争而渔翁得利

play something by ear perform music without having to read from a score 不看乐谱弹奏

play it by ear informal proceed instinctively according to results and circumstances rather than according to rules or a plan〈非正式〉 见机行事，走一步看一步

play by the rules follow what is generally held to be the correct line of behaviour 按部就班，按规矩办事

play one's cards close to one's chest 见CHEST． play one's cards right （或well） 见CARD1． play ducks and drakes with 见DUCKS AND DRAKES． play fair observe principles of justice； avoid cheating 正大光明；不徇私舞弊

play someone false prove treacherous or deceitful towards someone 背叛；欺骗，蒙骗

play fast and loose behave irresponsibly or immorally 处事轻率；不道德地行事

play favourites chiefly N． Amer． show favouritism towards someone or something〈主北美〉 偏袒，偏爱

play the field 见FIELD． play for time use specious excuses or unnecessary manoeuvres to gain time （以似是而非的理由或不必要的手法）争取时间

play the game 见GAME1． play God 见GOD． play havoc with 见HAVOC． play hell 见HELL． play hookey 见HOOKEY． play a （或one's） hunch make an instinctive choice 凭直觉办事

play oneself in Brit． become accustomed to the circumstances and conditions of a game or activity 〈英〉 适应比赛（或活动）环境

play into someone's hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage （在行事时无意中）让别人占了便宜

play it cool informal make an effort to be or appear to be calm and unemotional〈非正式〉 努力显得冷静；不露声色

play the market speculate in stocks 股票投机

a play on words a pun 双关语

play a part make a contribution to a situation 起作用，有影响 social and economic factors may have also played a part 社会和经济因素或许也起了作用 he personally wanted to thank those nurses and staff who had played a part in his recovery. 他本人想当面感谢那些为他康复作了工作的护士和员工

play （或play it） safe （或for safety） take precautions； avoid risks 谨慎行事；不冒险

play to the gallery 见GALLERY． play a trick （或joke） on behave in a deceptive or teasing way towards 欺骗；逗弄

play truant 见TRUANT． play with oneself informal masturbate〈非正式〉 手淫

play with fire take foolish risks 玩火，愚蠢冒险

played out informal used or seen too many times before so no longer interesting 〈非正式〉过时的；陈腐的 the melodrama is a little played out to be entirely satisfying. 这个情节剧多少有点老套而难以完全令人满意

短语动词

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play about （或around） behave in a casual, foolish, or irresponsible way 玩弄，闹着玩，胡闹 you shouldn't play around with a child's future． 你不应该拿孩子的前途闹着玩

informal （of a married person） have a love affair〈非正式〉 （已婚者）拈花惹草

play along perform a piece of music at the same time as it is playing on a tape or record 合着磁带或唱片演奏

pretend to cooperate 假装合作 she had to play along and be polite． 她只得假装合作，显得彬彬有礼

play someone along informal deceive or mislead someone over a period of time〈非正式〉 （长期）蒙骗某人，误导某人

play away Brit． play a sports fixture on an opponent's ground〈英〉 打客场，客场比赛

informal （of a married person） have a love affair〈非正式〉 （已婚者）拈花惹草

play something back play sounds that one has recently recorded, especially to monitor recording quality（尤指为了监控录音质量）重放，播放

play something down represent something as being less important than it in fact is 淡化，降低（重要性） he tried to play down the seriousness of his illness． 他试图淡化他病情的严重性

play someone off bring people into conflict or competition for one's own advantage 使竞争，使相斗（以获利） top footballers were able to play clubs off against each other to gain higher pay． 顶级足球运动员能使俱乐部相互竞争以获取更高报酬

play off （of two teams or competitors） play an extra match to decide a draw or tie（两支运动队或两个竞赛者打成平局后）打加时赛（或附加赛）

play on exploit （a weak or vulnerable point in someone） 利用（某人的弱点） he played on his opponent's nerves． 他利用了对手的紧张心理

play out 1 develop in a particular way 以特定方式发展 the position of the sub-tropical jet stream across North America will determine how winter plays out. 这股横穿北美的亚热带急流的位置将决定冬天的态势

2 happen; take place 发生；出现 this scenario plays out all across the country. 这种场景在全国各地都可见到

play someone out （一般作be played out） drain someone of strength or life 使筋疲力尽，耗尽

play something out act the whole of a drama； enact a scene or role 演完（一出戏）；演出（一场戏或角色）

play up Brit． 1 informal （of a child） misbehave 〈非正式〉（小孩）捣蛋，制造麻烦 I hadn't had much sleep — the kids had been playing up. 我没有睡多少觉，小孩子们一直在捣乱

fail to function properly〈英，非正式〉 出故障 his phone line was constantly playing up. 他的电话线老出故障

2 put all one's energy into a game〈英〉 拼命投入（比赛）

play someone up （of a part of the body or an illness） cause pain or discomfort to someone （身体器官，疾病）给某人造成痛苦（或不适）

play something up emphasize the extent or importance of something 强调；炒作 the mystery surrounding his death was played up by the media． 他的死亡之谜被媒体大肆炒作

play up to exploit, trade on, or make the most of 充分利用，最大限度地利用

易错必背词

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play games 玩游戏

(1)Cats can play games with the children.

猫可以和孩子们一起玩游戏。[哈尔滨市 2018 中考 阅读理解]

(2)Reading is more important than playing games.

阅读比玩游戏更重要。[浙江卷 2014 高考 阅读理解]

play with sb/sth 与...一起玩

(1)Now he is playing with our pet dog.

现在他正在和我们的宠物狗玩。[吉林省 2021 中考 听力]

(2)Yeah, he loves to have other kids to play with.

是啊，他喜欢和其他孩子一起玩。[全国卷 2018 高考 听力]

play a match 参加一场比赛

(1)Boy students will play a short soccer match this week.

男生们本周将进行一场简短的足球比赛。[江西省 2019 中考 阅读理解]

play at chess/tennis 比赛下国际象棋/打网球

play for a team/one's country 代表某运动队/国家参赛

play against/with sb 同某人竞赛

(1)This led to some painful experiences on Saturday as they played against teams better trained.

这让他们在周六面对训练更好的球队时遇到了一些痛苦的经历。[全国卷 2015 高考 完形填空]

play a role/part in sth 参与；在...中发挥(很大)作用；在...中扮演角色

(1)She wants to play a role in a music video.

她想要参演音乐视频。[深圳卷 2021 中考 信息匹配]

(2)They say it can play a big role in calming the brain enough to sleep.

他们说，它可以在使大脑平静到足以入睡方面发挥重要作用。[北京卷 2021 高考 七选五]

(3)Friends play an important part in our life.

朋友在我们的一生中发挥重要的作用。[经典例句]

play football/basketball/tennis/chess 踢足球/打篮球/打网球/下棋

(1)He fell down while playing tennis.

他打网球时摔倒了。[乐山市 2021 中考 听力]

(2)Playing football well is cool because I can show how strong I am.

踢好足球很酷，因为我可以展示我有多强[天津卷 2020 高考 阅读表达]

play jokes on sb 跟某人开玩笑

(1)Don't play jokes on me.

别开我的玩笑。[经典例句]

play a trick 开玩笑；搞恶作剧

(1)Scott played a trick on April Fool's Day.

斯科特在愚人节开了个玩笑。[济南卷 2019 中考 阅读理解]

play for sb 为某人演奏

(1)He played for me.

他为我演奏。[经典例句]

play music 播放音乐

play the guitar/piano/violin 弹吉他/弹钢琴/拉小提琴

(1)Jim started to play the violin when he was five.

吉姆五岁时开始拉小提琴。[武威市 2021 中考 单项选择]

play instruments 演奏乐器

(1)He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

他说，他就像舞台上演奏乐器的人一样紧张。[天津卷 2021 高考 阅读理解]

the happy sounds of children at play 儿童嬉戏的欢闹声

TV plays 电视剧

(1)My aunt likes watching TV plays.

我阿姨喜欢看电视剧。[重庆卷B 2019 中考 完成句子]

short plays 短剧

(1)He likes reading short plays to others.

他喜欢给别人读短剧。[浙江卷 2020 高考 阅读理解]

a shadow play 皮影戏

a defensive play 防守动作

play out 逐渐发生；展开

(1)Things would have played out so differently if I had simply said, "No."

如果我只是简单地说:“不。”事情将会变得很不同。[全国卷 2015 高考 完形填空]

state of play 现状

(1)We will have a report on the present state of play.

我们将有一份关于目前情况的报告。[新疆维吾尔自治区 2020 高考 阅读理解]

类似拼写词

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play v. 玩；玩耍；参加；合作；买某人的账；扮演；演奏；移动；显现；消逝；晃动；摇曳；变幻；让…挣扎得筋疲力尽

clay n. 黏土；泥土；陶土；黄棕翼欧洲蛾；（Clay）人名：克雷

slay v. 杀；杀戮；杀害；谋杀；给…以极深印象；逗乐

pay v. 付钱给；偿还；付出代价；受到惩罚；予以；致以；表达；用沥青（或焦油）填塞（甲板或木船接缝）以防止漏水；惩罚；奖赏

plan n. 计划；规划；意图；打算；详细图表；绘图；方案；平面图；示意图

词源

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"Old English pleg（i）an ‘to exercise'， plega ‘brisk movement'， related to Middle Dutch pleien ‘leap for joy, dance’．"

考纲分布

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近4年出现794次

重要程度: 5星

38.04%; v/n 玩; 玩耍

23.8%; v/n (参加)比赛

22.92%; v 演奏(乐器); 播放

11.84%; v/n 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

3.4%; v/n (发挥)作用; 影响

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 玩; 玩耍

真题例句：

Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especially during the summer holidays.

在我生活的那个时代，尤其是暑假的时候，大多数孩子都喜欢在那棵大树下一起玩耍。[2020年 黄冈市卷 完型填空]

For example, why do you like to play with cats more than dogs?

比如，为什么比起狗，你更喜欢和猫一起玩？[2020年 天津市卷 阅读理解]

Every time she saw other children play happily outside, Liu Yanzhi really wanted to join them.

每次看到其他孩子在外面开心地玩耍，Liu Yanzhi都很想加入他们。[2020年 重庆市A卷 阅读理解]

( 2)v/n. (参加)比赛

英文释义：take part in a game or other organized activity

真题例句：

Hyun was a cool kid and good at playing basketball.

Hyun是个很酷的孩子，并且擅长打篮球。[2020年 苏州市卷 句子翻译]

"I don't want to play chess," Cindy replied.

“我不想下棋，”辛迪回答说。[2019年 广东省卷 句意填词]

I often play basketball with him.

我经常跟他一起打篮球。[2019年 重庆市B卷 听力]

( 3)v. 演奏(乐器); 播放

英文释义：perform music on an instrument or instruments

真题例句：

Frank, you can play the violin.

弗兰克，你会拉小提琴。[2020年 南京市卷 阅读理解]

Sue practises playing the violin hard and often gives wonderful performances.

苏努力练习拉小提琴并且经常会有精彩的表现。[2018年 上海市卷 基础知识与运用]

He plays a new record of the pop songs and modem music for his listeners.

他为听众播放流行歌曲和现代音乐的新唱片。[2018年 兰州市卷 完形填空]

( 4)v/n. 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

英文释义：perform an entertainment or a particular character

真题例句：

Last week, some students put on an English play at Rosie Bridge School.

上周，一些学生在 Rosie Bridge 学校上演了一部英语剧。[2019年 沈阳市卷 阅读理解]

The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.

在古代，最接近看电影的事情就是看皮影戏。[2018年 安徽省卷 阅读理解]

a modern play

一部现代剧[2018年 南京市卷 阅读理解]

( 5)v/n. (发挥)作用; 影响

真题例句：

Everyone should play a part in keeping it clean and tidy.

每个人都应该在保持干净整洁方面发挥作用。[2020年 吉林省卷 完形填空]

Hazel's agent has played a role in her success.

Hazel 的经纪人在她的成功中发挥了作用。[2019年 武汉市卷 完型]

They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work.

他们让自己的想象力在他们的工作中发挥重要作用。[2018年 苏州市卷 完形填空]

必考短语

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(1)play a role in在...中扮演角色

(2)play the piano弹钢琴；弹奏钢琴；演奏钢琴

(3)play a role发挥作用；扮演角色；起到作用

(4)play with和...一起玩

(5)play an important role in在...中起重要作用

(6)play chess玩国际象棋；下国际象棋；下西洋棋

(7)play football踢足球；踢球

(8)play a part in在…中起作用

(9)play jokes on开玩笑；捉弄；戏弄

(10)play a part扮演一个角色；发挥作用；起作用

(11)play soccer玩足球；踢足球；踢球

(12)play sports做运动；玩体育游戏；体育活动

(13)play tennis打网球；打打网球；玩网球

(14)play a joke开个玩笑；开玩笑

(15)play an instrument演奏乐器

(16)play ball参加球赛；合作

(17)play basketball打篮球；玩篮球

(18)play cards打牌；玩牌；玩纸牌

(19)play fetch（跟狗）玩丢接游戏

(20)play for效力于

(21)play games闹着玩；不认真对待

(22)play music播放音乐；演奏音乐；玩音乐

(23)play the drum打鼓

(24)play the guitar弹吉他

(25)play the violin拉小提琴；演奏小提琴；弹小提琴

(26)play together一起玩

必考派生词

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playing vt. 扮演；游戏；演奏；播放；同…比赛；（play的现在分词）

playful adj. 爱玩耍的；嬉戏的；轻松的；无忧无虑的；开玩笑的；欢快的；闹着玩的；不当真的；愉悦的

playfully adv. 开玩笑地；好游玩地

playground n. 运动场；操场；游乐场；活动场所

player n. 运动员；演奏者，乐手；演员；（Player）人名：普莱耶

用法讲解

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当play作“演奏”解时，不用于打击乐器(如锣、鼓等)。一般表示“敲锣”，“击鼓”可以用动词“beat”表示，如：beat a drum/gong

play后接表示球类或牌等名词时，其前不加冠词the，如：play basketball; 而接乐器时则须加冠词the，如：play the guitar（在美式英语中the有时也可以省略）。

在现代英语中， play用作不及物动词表示“玩”时，几乎只能用于儿童、动物或用于玩笑口吻中。不可把汉语“玩”一律译成play。 示例： 那天晚上他们玩得开心极了。 误 That evening they played very happily. 正 They had a very good time that evening. 正 They enjoyed themselves that evening.

考纲分布

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近8年出现88次

重要程度: 5星

40.91%; v/un 玩耍; 游戏

22.73%; cn 剧本; 戏剧

14.77%; v 打(球)

5.68%; v 发挥(作用)

4.55%; v 吹奏; 弹奏

2.27%; v 播放

2.27%; v 嘲弄; 玩弄

2.27%; v 同…比赛

2.27%; v 扮演

1.14%; phr (state of play)目前进展

1.14%; phr (play out)发生

0%; v 参加比赛

0%; v 上演

考纲释义

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( 1)v/un. 玩耍; 游戏

真题例句：

Then what about playing a computer game?

那么玩电脑游戏怎么样？[2018年 全国卷3 听力]

Yeah, he loves to have other kids to play with.

是啊，他喜欢和其他孩子一起玩。[2018年 全国卷2 听力]

Playing a computer game.

玩电脑游戏。[2018年 全国卷2 听力]

( 2)cn. 剧本; 戏剧

真题例句：

He likes reading short plays to others.

他喜欢给别人读短剧。[2020年 浙江卷 阅读理解]

To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience.

为了从阅读这些戏剧中获得最大的收获，试着想象戏剧在舞台上的情景，而你，读者，和观众在一起。[2020年 浙江卷 阅读理解]

To do this I have searched through dozens of plays.

为了做到这一点，我搜索了几十个剧本。[2020年 浙江卷 阅读理解]

( 3)v. 打(球)

真题例句：

Playing football well is cool because I can show how strong I am.

踢好足球很酷，因为我可以展示我有多强。[2020年 天津卷 阅读表达]

They played aggressively and even scored a goal.

他们踢得很有侵略性，甚至还进了一球。[2015年 全国卷2 完形填空]

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.

我女儿在一个业余足球队踢球。[2015年 全国卷2 完形填空]

( 4)v. 发挥(作用)

真题例句：

Today, I'd like to focus my comments on the meaningful roles the elderly can play and should play in our society.

今天，我想重点谈谈老年人在社会中所能扮演的和应该扮演的有意义的角色。[2021年 全国乙卷 听力]

They say it can play a big role in calming the brain enough to sleep.

他们说，它可以在使大脑平静到足以入睡方面发挥重要作用。[2021年 北京卷 任务型阅读]

Today, they are once again a familiar sight, playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpose.

今天，它们再次成为人们熟悉的景象，扮演着与它们最初的目的一样重要的角色。[2020年 江苏卷 阅读理解]

( 5)v. 吹奏; 弹奏

真题例句：

He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

他说，他就像舞台上演奏乐器的人一样紧张。[2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 阅读理解]

Playing the piano is cool because it can give me joy.

弹钢琴很酷，因为它能给我快乐。[2020年 天津卷 阅读表达]

The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June.

乐团在1406Elm街的纪念堂演奏，从3月到6月这里会举办几场音乐会。[2016年 全国卷3 阅读理解]

( 6)v. 播放

真题例句：

Just keep music playing throughout.

让音乐一直播放。[2021年 全国甲卷 任务型阅读]

I enjoyed studying different kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the latest music albums.

我喜欢研究各种各样的汽车和飞机、播放流行音乐以及收集最新的音乐专辑。[2017年 全国卷3 改错]

( 7)v. 嘲弄; 玩弄

真题例句：

They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others.

他们在（学生）地位中上升，方式不是通过待人友善而是通过吸烟、违反规则和嘲弄别人。[2019年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

( 8)v. 同…比赛

真题例句：

It struck me that playing against the other team was a great learning moment for all the girls on the team.

我突然意识到，对队里所有的女孩来说，与另一个队比赛是一个很好的学习机会。[2015年 全国卷2 完形填空]

This led to some painful experiences on Saturday as they played against teams better trained.

这给他们在周六的比赛中带来了一些痛苦的经历，因为他们的对手是训练更好的球队。[2015年 全国卷2 完形填空]

( 9)v. 扮演

真题例句：

He focused on playing dramatic roles.

他专注于扮演戏剧角色。[2021年 浙江卷 阅读理解]

We were respectful of craft (技艺) and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play.

我们尊重技艺，专注于挖掘我们要扮演的角色。[2017年 全国卷2 阅读理解]

( 10)phr. (state of play)目前进展

真题例句：

We will have a report on the present state of play.

我们将有一份关于目前事态的报告。[2015年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

( 11)phr. (play out)发生

真题例句：

Things would have played out so differently if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have money to give more. "

如果我当时只是简单地说：“不，我们真的没有钱再捐了。”事情就会完全不同了。[2015年 全国卷1 完形填空]

( 12)v. 参加比赛

( 13)v. 上演

必考短语

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(1)play the piano弹钢琴; 弹奏钢琴; 演奏钢琴

(2)play with和...一起玩

(3)play chess玩国际象棋; 下国际象棋; 下西洋棋

(4)play football踢足球; 踢球

(5)play a joke on开玩笑

(6)play joke on sb.开某人的玩笑

(7)play sports做运动; 玩体育游戏; 体育活动

(8)play the game办事公道; 为人诚实

(9)state of play比赛状态

(10)play against与…对抗; ; 交手; 比赛

(11)play baseball打棒球

(12)play date游戏约会; 玩耍约会

(13)play out以特定方式发展; 发生; 出现

必考派生词

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playground n. 运动场；操场；游乐场；活动场所

player n. 运动员；演奏者，乐手；演员；（Player）人名：普莱耶

playhouse n. 剧场；戏院；玩具屋

用法讲解

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play后的球类名词不用the：play football 踢足球

考纲分布

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近6年出现67次

重要程度: 5星

82.09%; v/n 玩; 戏弄; 游戏

8.96%; v/n 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

4.48%; v 演奏; 播放

2.99%; n 活动; 作用

1.49%; v/n 比赛

0%; v 踢球; 击球

0%; v 假装

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 玩; 戏弄; 游戏

真题例句：

According to a pediatrician, no matter what kind of play children engage in, they are learning how to create things.

据一位儿科医生说，不管孩子玩什么游戏，他们都在学习如何创造东西。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

Between 1981 and 1997, detailed time-use studies showed that the time children spent at play declined by 25 percent.

1981年至1997年间，详细的时间使用研究显示，儿童玩耍的时间减少了25%。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

The suggestion of letting children simply play may sound like going backwards to parents who want to help build their children's skills.

对于那些想要帮助孩子们培养技能的父母，仅仅让孩子们的玩耍的建议听起来就像是倒退。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

( 2)v/n. 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

英文释义：perform an entertainment or a particular character

真题例句：

"We realize that as a company with people, trucks, warehouses, we needed to play a larger role," said Eduardo Martinez, the president of the UPS Foundation.

联合包裹基金会主席爱德华多马丁内斯说：“我们意识到，作为一家拥有人员、卡车、仓库的公司，我们需要发挥更大的作用。”[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

An individual's genetics has a big influence on their height, but once you average over whole populations, genetics plays a less key role.

遗传因素对个体身高影响很大，但计算所有人口的平均身高时，遗传基因对身高的作用就不那么重要了。[2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

We want people to understand what they're eating, how to prepare it, the role food plays in their lives.

我们希望人们了解他们正在吃什么，如何准备它们，以及食物在他们的生活中扮演的角色。[2018年 CET4 阅读理解]

( 3)v. 演奏; 播放

英文释义：perform music on an instrument or instruments

真题例句：

Maybe we should ask Paul to bring his computer and speakers, so that we can play some music.

也许我们应该让保罗带上他的电脑和扬声器，这样我们就可以播放一些音乐。[2021年 CET4 听力]

( 4)n. 活动; 作用

真题例句：

They are able to bring their potential into fuller play.

他们能够更加最大程度地发挥自己的潜力。[2021年 CET4 阅读理解C]

We do demanding work that brings our capacity into full play.

我们做的工作要求很高，能充分发挥我们的能力。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]

( 5)v/n. 比赛

英文释义：take part in a game or other organized activity

真题例句：

And the playing field is nothing close to level.

而且比赛环境也不公平。[2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]

( 6)v. 踢球; 击球

英文释义：hit or kick a ball in a game

( 7)v. 假装

英文释义：behave or pretend in a particular way; especially in order to produce a particular effect or result

必考短语

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(1)play with和...一起玩

(2)outdoor play户外游戏

必考派生词

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playful adj. 爱玩耍的；嬉戏的；轻松的；无忧无虑的；开玩笑的；欢快的；闹着玩的；不当真的；愉悦的

player n. 运动员；演奏者，乐手；演员；（Player）人名：普莱耶

playground n. 运动场；操场；游乐场；活动场所

replay v. 重放；重赛；重演；重现

downplay v. 对…轻描淡写；淡化；贬低；低估

用法讲解

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play后接表示球类或牌等名词时，其前不加冠词the，如：play basketball; 而接乐器时则须加冠词the，如：play the guitar（在美式英语中the有时也可以省略）。

当play作“演奏”解时，不用于打击乐器(如锣、鼓等)。一般表示“敲锣”，“击鼓”可以用动词“beat”表示，如：beat a drum/gong

在现代英语中， play用作不及物动词表示“玩”时，几乎只能用于儿童、动物或用于玩笑口吻中。不可把汉语“玩”一律译成play。 示例： 那天晚上他们玩得开心极了。 误 That evening they played very happily. 正 They had a very good time that evening. 正 They enjoyed themselves that evening.

考纲分布

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近6年出现55次

重要程度: 5星

47.27%; v/n 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

32.73%; v/n 玩; 戏弄

18.18%; v 演奏; 播放

1.82%; phr.v (play on)利用

0%; v 踢球; 击球

0%; v 比赛

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

英文释义：perform an entertainment or a particular character

真题例句：

But the primary benefit is usually the passion and excitement associated with playing a role in a promising new company.

不过主要的好处通常在于，在一家有前途的新创公司任职会带来激情与兴奋。[2021年 CET6 听力]

( 2)v/n. 玩; 戏弄

真题例句：

Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.

不愿意让他们玩玩具。[2021年 CET6 听力]

Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).

扑克牌已列入日程，同时也要学习打麻将。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch, all work better than going through a survey of questions.

玩台球，打牌，吃晚饭，吃午餐比进行问题调查要好得多。[2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 3)v. 演奏; 播放

英文释义：perform music on an instrument or instruments

真题例句：

If children who play the piano are smarter, it doesn't necessarily mean they are smarter because they play the piano.

如果弹钢琴的孩子更聪明，并不一定意味着他们因为弹钢琴而更聪明。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解B]

The youngsters who play the piano also happen to be more ambitious.

弹钢琴的年轻人也恰巧更有野心。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解B]

When a child learns to play the violin, several studies have shown that the brain region is likely to grow.

当孩子学习拉小提琴时，多项研究表明大脑区域可能会增长。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解B]

( 4)phr.v. (play on)利用

真题例句：

Creating labels that play on consumer fears and misconceptions about their food may give a company a temporary marketing advantage.

利用消费者对食品的恐惧和误解来创建标签，可能会给公司带来暂时的营销优势。[2021年 CET6 阅读理解C]

( 5)v. 踢球; 击球

英文释义：hit or kick a ball in a game

( 6)v. 比赛

必考短语

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(1)play a role in扮演角色

(2)play the piano弹钢琴; 弹奏钢琴; 演奏钢琴

(3)play on利用

必考派生词

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playful adj. 爱玩耍的；嬉戏的；轻松的；无忧无虑的；开玩笑的；欢快的；闹着玩的；不当真的；愉悦的

playground n. 运动场；操场；游乐场；活动场所

player n. 运动员；演奏者，乐手；演员；（Player）人名：普莱耶

plaything n. 玩具；玩物；玩偶

用法讲解

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当play作“演奏”解时，不用于打击乐器(如锣、鼓等)。一般表示“敲锣”，“击鼓”可以用动词“beat”表示，如：beat a drum/gong

play后接表示球类或牌等名词时，其前不加冠词the，如：play basketball; 而接乐器时则须加冠词the，如：play the guitar（在美式英语中the有时也可以省略）。

在现代英语中， play用作不及物动词表示“玩”时，几乎只能用于儿童、动物或用于玩笑口吻中。不可把汉语“玩”一律译成play。 示例： 那天晚上他们玩得开心极了。 误 That evening they played very happily. 正 They had a very good time that evening. 正 They enjoyed themselves that evening.

考纲分布

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近11年出现30次

重要程度: 5星

33.33%; v/n 发挥(作用); 影响

23.33%; v/n 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

23.33%; v/n 玩; 玩耍; 游戏

10%; phr (playing field)公平竞争的环境

3.33%; phr (playing field)运动场

3.33%; vphr (play favorites)偏心

3.33%; phr (fair play)公道; 公平

0%; v/n 参加; 比赛

0%; v 踢球; 击球

0%; v 假装; 假扮

0%; v 演奏(乐器); 播放

0%; v/n (快速)移动; 显现

考纲释义

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( 1)v/n. 发挥(作用); 影响

真题例句：

Only recently have they come to see the vital part forests will have to play in storing carbon.

直到最近，他们才开始意识到森林将在碳储存方面必须发挥重要作用。[2019年 英语二 阅读理解A]

That message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields.

对爱荷华州的许多人来说，那个说法并不奏效，在该州，风力涡轮机遍布田野。[2018年 英语二 阅读理解A]

He expects the board to "play primarily an advisory role."

他期望该委员会“主要发挥顾问作用”。[2015年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 2)v/n. 扮演; 演出; 戏剧

英文释义：perform an entertainment or a particular character

真题例句：

To realize how great was the dramatic activity, we must remember further that hosts of plays have been lost.

要明白当时的戏剧活动是何等繁荣，我们还必须记住，大量剧作都已散失。[2018年 英语一 翻译]

I remember that the musical play Hair opened on Broadway on the same day.

我记得，当天音乐剧《毛发》在百老汇首演。[2013年 英语二 翻译]

Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn't affect her.

由梅丽尔•斯特里普饰演的米兰达•普利斯特里，斥责其女助手，因为（这位女助手）认为高端时装对她自身并没有影响。[2013年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 3)v/n. 玩; 玩耍; 游戏

真题例句：

The rats may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviors like communal exploring and playing.

真鼠可能与社交机械鼠产生更亲密的联系，因为它（社交机械鼠）表现出如共同探索和玩耍等行为。[2020年 英语二 阅读理解A]

"Tech is designed to really suck you in," says Jenny Radesky in her study of digital play.

“科技旨在让你沉迷其中”，詹妮·拉德斯基在她的数字游戏研究中说道。[2017年 英语二 阅读理解A]

Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing.

最重要的是，它不断调整和改进你玩的游戏项目，以强化你正在发展的优势。[2014年 英语一 完型填空]

( 4)phr. (playing field)公平竞争的环境

真题例句：

Progressives often support diversity mandates as a path to equality and a way to level the playing field.

进步人士往往支持多元化规定，将其当做是通向平等的道路和创造公平竞争环境的途径。[2020年 英语一 阅读理解A]

Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses.

零售业集团称赞这一裁决，称其为本地和在线业务提供了公平的竞争环境。[2019年 英语一 阅读理解A]

The rule limited states' ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.

这一规定限制了国家寻求长期繁荣的能力，并阻止了市场参与者在一个公平的竞争环境中竞争。[2019年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 5)phr. (playing field)运动场

真题例句：

There is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts.

有场地用作运动场，也有资金用于铺设网球场和无挡板篮球场。[2017年 英语二 阅读理解A]

( 6)vphr. (play favorites)偏心

真题例句：

Officials must not be allowed to play favorites in providing information or in arranging meetings.

官员不得在提供信息或安排接见时有所偏袒。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 7)phr. (fair play)公道; 公平

真题例句：

Well-enforced laws in government transparency are needed to guarantee fair play in official access.

需要在政府透明度方面执行良好的法律法规，来保证在官员接见上的公平。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

( 8)v/n. 参加; 比赛

英文释义：take part in a game or other organized activity

( 9)v. 踢球; 击球

英文释义：hit or kick a ball in a game

( 10)v. 假装; 假扮

英文释义：behave or pretend in a particular way, especially in order to produce a particular effect or result

( 11)v. 演奏(乐器); 播放

英文释义：perform music on an instrument or instruments

( 12)v/n. (快速)移动; 显现

必考短语

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(1)play a role in扮演角色

(2)play a role发挥作用；扮演角色；起到作用

(3)fair play对规则的恪守；公平待遇；公道

(4)playing field户外运动场

(5)play favorites偏心；播放收藏夹

必考派生词

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playing vt. 扮演；游戏；演奏；播放；同…比赛；（play的现在分词）

playhouse n. 剧场；戏院；玩具屋

(1)Based on this play? Based on this play!

因为这场戏？因为这一场戏！《Friends Season 1》《老友记第一季》

(2)Come on! Let’s play! Yes, let’s play.

快来！我们一起玩！好，我们一起玩。《Peppa Pig》《小猪佩奇（精选版）》

(3)Work and Play

工作和玩《Peppa Pig Season 3》《小猪佩奇 第三季》

(4)School Play!

学校戏剧！《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》

(5)Come on. Let's play. Yes, let's play.

来吧！我们来玩吧！好的，我们来玩吧。《Peppa Pig Season 3》《小猪佩奇 第三季》

(6)Work and Play

第3季第1集《工作和玩》《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

(7)You're play is the next play. I'm gonna see.

我接下来将去看你的戏。《Friends Season 3》《老友记 第三季》

(8)George is blowing the horn. Mummy couldn't play the horn and Daddy couldn't play it. And even I couldn't play it. But George can play it.

乔治在吹那只号角。妈妈吹不了那只号角，爸爸也吹不了那只号角，而我也没有办法吹响它，但是乔治吹响了。《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》

(9)Lidewij, play Bomfalleralla immediately.

莉德蔼，放一下彭法罗拉这首歌。《The Fault in Our Stars》《星运里的错》

(10)I thought we had an understanding. You were gonna play pit bull while I play presidential.

我以为我们已达成共识。你咄咄逼人，我保持气度。《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

(11)But frogs do play a game you like. Do frogs play dolls' houses? Silly Peppa.

也不像小虫那样会扭动。可是青蛙会玩你喜欢的游戏？可爱的佩琪。《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》

(12)Richard Rabbit Comes to Play

理查德兔子来玩《Peppa Pig Season 3》《小猪佩奇 第三季》

(13)Oh, how do you play the shadow game? Oh, how do you play the shadow game?

什么是影子游戏？什么是影子游戏？《Friends Season 3》《老友记 第三季》

(14)We can both play this game.

要斗嘴谁怕谁。《The Big Bang Theory Season 8》《生活大爆炸 第八季》

(15)Well, I do play it quite nicely, even if I say so myself. And I'll play my violin. And I will play my drum.

我的手风琴拉得确定不错，也许只有我自己这么说。那我来拉我的小提琴。那我来打我的鼓。《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》

(16)George. The baby doesn't want to play with you. It wants to play with me.

乔治， 小宝宝他不想和你一起玩，他想和我一起玩。《Peppa Pig Season 2》《粉红猪小妹 第二季》

(17)Come on. Let's play.

来吧！我们来玩吧！《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

(18)Can we play too? But there aren't enough racquets. Oh, Let's play something else.

我们也能打吗？但是球拍不够啊。噢，那我们来玩别的。《Peppa Pig Season 2》《粉红猪小妹 第二季》

(19)Do you want to play? I can't play today, Suzy. I'm going on holiday.

你想玩吗？我今天不能玩了，苏西，我要去旅行。《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

(20)Mummy, please, can we go out to play? You can go out to play when you finish your breakfast.

妈妈，我们可以出去玩了吗？等你们两个吃完早餐就可以出去玩了。《Peppa Pig Season 1》《小猪佩奇 第一季》