| 单词 | to play false |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play (a person) false 3. Faithlessly, perfidiously. Chiefly in to play (a person) false: to cheat in play; figurative to betray. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > treachery or treason > [adverb] > perfidiously proditoriouslyc1460 perfidiously1589 false1594 infideliously1614 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [adverb] untrulyc893 falsely?c1225 unhend1338 unfaithfully1340 untruea1350 faithlessly1581 false1594 infideliously1614 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 iii. i. 184 Beshrow the winners hearts, they plaied me false. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 42 His mother plaid false with a Smyth. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iv. 114 Mine eare Therein false strooke, can take no greater wound. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 145 If..thou play false, I doe digest the poison of thy flesh. View more context for this quotation 1825 A. W. Fonblanque in Westm. Rev. 4 402 Sheridan played false to his political friends on this occasion. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1872) V. xxiv. 24 They had their fears that Lewis might be playing false. to play false (b) to play false: to cheat in a game or contest; to deceive. Also to play a person false: to deceive or betray a person. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] to pull a finchc1386 to wipe a person's nosea1475 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to play fast and loose1557 to play false1576 to joint a person's nose of?1577 to make a cousin of1580 to sell smoke1589 munge1660 to sell (a person) a packet1886 to beat the count1897 to sell (a person) a pup1901 to hand (someone) a lemon1906 to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > be unfaithful [verb (intransitive)] to play (the) bankrupt1548 to play false1576 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [phrase] to blear the eyesc1325 to play mock-holiday with?1558 on a lock1598 to put the change upon (also on) (a person)1658 to play false1680 to draw (pull, spread) the wool over (a person's) eyes1839 to lead (a person) up the garden (path)1923 to pull a fastie1931 to take (someone) for a sleigh ride1931 to pull a swiftie1945 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 186 Pasiphae indeede played false with one Taurus. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 34 Venus played false. 1680 T. Otway Orphan iv. 42 I fear the Priest has plaid us false. 1702 R. Steele Funeral i. 10 This Wench I know has play'd me False, And Horn'd me in my Gallants. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals ii. ii You play false with us, madam. 1825 A. W. Fonblanque in Westm. Rev. 4 402 Sheridan played false to his political friends on this occasion. 1893 Notes & Queries 8th Ser. 4 534/1 If my memory does not play me false, I have also seen the paper in the Gent. Mag. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xxii. 357 'Twas the one time Slye and Scurry played me false. 1993 M. Mack Everybody's Shakespeare i. 9 At this point, Miranda playfully complains that Ferdinand plays her false. < as lemmas |
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