英语词汇“to play safe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(d) intransitive. In other collocations. to play safe: to act in such a way as to avoid risks (cf. to play it safe at sense 17e). to play rough: to act in a violent or threatening manner; to act uncompromisingly, ruthlessly, or with little regard for fair play.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > be cautious or take care [verb (intransitive)]

warea1000

biwaitc1456

to look to it1548

to look out?1553

to play safe1601

to be on the sure side1668

to mind out1823

to keep one's powder dry1837

to play it safe1873

to have a care1876

to watch it1916

to watch (or mind) one's step1934

1555 H. Latimer Wks. (1845) II. 441 They think that other, hearing of such men's going to mass, do see or inquire of their behaviour there; and thus they play wilily, beguiling themselves.]

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iv. iii. sig. H2^v If shee haue playde loose with me, Ile cut her throate.

1899 B. Harte in Ainslee's Mag. Nov. 358/2 I've always said that a man inside a newspaper office could hold his own agin any outsider that wanted to play rough or tried to raid the office!

1919 R. Lardner Real Dope iv. 105 Its best to play safe..and see what comes off.

1941 W. S. Churchill in Times 31 Dec. 4/6 What is good enough for anybody is good enough for us... If anybody likes to play rough, we can play rough too.

1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. ii. ii. 113 Pyle said ‘You'd play straight with me, Thomas, wouldn't you?’

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 16/4 Mrs. Phillis Babey thought she was playing safe when she telephoned a hospital before leaving home to make sure there was a bed waiting for her.

1991 Sports Illustr. May 48/3 We weren't headed in the right direction. We were playing scared.

2002 Total Film Mar. 92/4 Just looking good 'n' playing cool.

e. intransitive. Billiards and Snooker. to play for safety (now usually to play safe): to make a shot that leaves the balls in such a position that one's opponent has difficulty in scoring. Also figurative. Cf. to play safe at sense 17a(d).

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or types of play

carambole1775

string1814

cannon1825

to make a baulk1839

star1839

push1851

to play for safety1857

run1857

carom1860

to knock the balls about1864

miscue1889

snooker1889

break1893

scratch1909

to call one's shot1953

1857 M. Phelan Game of Billiards (ed. 2) iv. 65 Playing for safety.—When you forego a possible advantage, in order to leave the balls in such a position that your opponent can make nothing out of them.

1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 386 It is, of course, a matter of judgment, when to play for a score, and when to play for safety.

1884 W. Cook Billiards 12 When a player, instead of playing to score, plays to leave some position in which his opponent will be unable to score in his next stroke, he is said to play for safety.

1930 Engineering 11 July 56/3 Consequently in ‘playing for safety’ in getting the casting through the machine shop the foundryman has tended towards using softer materials which give open and sometimes porous structures in the heavier sections.

1991 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 10 Feb. 27 The slow-drip treatment continued when Hendry, after a break of 48, played safe leaving White only a fiendishly difficult long red.

单词	to play safe
释义	> as lemmas to play safe (d) intransitive. In other collocations. to play safe: to act in such a way as to avoid risks (cf. to play it safe at sense 17e). to play rough: to act in a violent or threatening manner; to act uncompromisingly, ruthlessly, or with little regard for fair play. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > be cautious or take care [verb (intransitive)] warea1000 biwaitc1456 to look to it1548 to look out?1553 to play safe1601 to be on the sure side1668 to mind out1823 to keep one's powder dry1837 to play it safe1873 to have a care1876 to watch it1916 to watch (or mind) one's step1934 1555 H. Latimer Wks. (1845) II. 441 They think that other, hearing of such men's going to mass, do see or inquire of their behaviour there; and thus they play wilily, beguiling themselves.] 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iv. iii. sig. H2^v If shee haue playde loose with me, Ile cut her throate. View more context for this quotation 1899 B. Harte in Ainslee's Mag. Nov. 358/2 I've always said that a man inside a newspaper office could hold his own agin any outsider that wanted to play rough or tried to raid the office! 1919 R. Lardner Real Dope iv. 105 Its best to play safe..and see what comes off. 1941 W. S. Churchill in Times 31 Dec. 4/6 What is good enough for anybody is good enough for us... If anybody likes to play rough, we can play rough too. 1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. ii. ii. 113 Pyle said ‘You'd play straight with me, Thomas, wouldn't you?’ 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 16/4 Mrs. Phillis Babey thought she was playing safe when she telephoned a hospital before leaving home to make sure there was a bed waiting for her. 1991 Sports Illustr. May 48/3 We weren't headed in the right direction. We were playing scared. 2002 Total Film Mar. 92/4 Just looking good 'n' playing cool. extracted from playv. to play safe e. intransitive. Billiards and Snooker. to play for safety (now usually to play safe): to make a shot that leaves the balls in such a position that one's opponent has difficulty in scoring. Also figurative. Cf. to play safe at sense 17a(d). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or types of play carambole1775 string1814 cannon1825 to make a baulk1839 star1839 push1851 to play for safety1857 run1857 carom1860 to knock the balls about1864 miscue1889 snooker1889 break1893 break1893 scratch1909 to call one's shot1953 1857 M. Phelan Game of Billiards (ed. 2) iv. 65 Playing for safety.—When you forego a possible advantage, in order to leave the balls in such a position that your opponent can make nothing out of them. 1873 J. Bennett & ‘Cavendish’ Billiards 386 It is, of course, a matter of judgment, when to play for a score, and when to play for safety. 1884 W. Cook Billiards 12 When a player, instead of playing to score, plays to leave some position in which his opponent will be unable to score in his next stroke, he is said to play for safety. 1930 Engineering 11 July 56/3 Consequently in ‘playing for safety’ in getting the casting through the machine shop the foundryman has tended towards using softer materials which give open and sometimes porous structures in the heavier sections. 1991 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 10 Feb. 27 The slow-drip treatment continued when Hendry, after a break of 48, played safe leaving White only a fiendishly difficult long red. extracted from playv. < as lemmas
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