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

e. transitive. colloquial. to play the game: to play according to the rules, play fairly; to act honourably.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > honourableness > act honourably [verb (intransitive)]

to play faira1450

to play the game1823

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 122 The rules of piquet were insisted on by all but boys and women; and for his part, he had rather not play at all than not play the game.

1889 G. Drage Cyril I. vii. 60 I really think he is..not playing the game.

1898 R. Kipling Day's Work 279 ‘Play the game—don't talk’, the Maltese Cat whickered.

1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xxv. 308 If you won't let me go away, you must do your ‘bit’ for the kiddies' sake. You must play the game.

1959 H. Pinter Birthday Party (1960) iii. 77 All my life I've said the same. Play up, play up, and play the game.

1992 K. Follett Lie down with Lions (BNC) 25 ‘Ellis wants you to bring the mechanism to Room 41 at the Hotel Lancaster in the rue de Berri.’ There was another pause. Play the game, Jane, thought Ellis.

单词	to play the game
释义	> as lemmas to play the game e. transitive. colloquial. to play the game: to play according to the rules, play fairly; to act honourably. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > honourableness > act honourably [verb (intransitive)] to play faira1450 to play the game1823 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 122 The rules of piquet were insisted on by all but boys and women; and for his part, he had rather not play at all than not play the game. 1889 G. Drage Cyril I. vii. 60 I really think he is..not playing the game. 1898 R. Kipling Day's Work 279 ‘Play the game—don't talk’, the Maltese Cat whickered. 1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xxv. 308 If you won't let me go away, you must do your ‘bit’ for the kiddies' sake. You must play the game. 1959 H. Pinter Birthday Party (1960) iii. 77 All my life I've said the same. Play up, play up, and play the game. 1992 K. Follett Lie down with Lions (BNC) 25 ‘Ellis wants you to bring the mechanism to Room 41 at the Hotel Lancaster in the rue de Berri.’ There was another pause. Play the game, Jane, thought Ellis. extracted from playv. < as lemmas
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