| 单词 | play-off |
| 释义 | play-off also playoff Word forms: plural play-offs 1. countable noun A play-off is an extra game which is played to decide the winner of a sports competition when two or more people have got the same score. This was his second defeat in a play-off this year. ...a playoff game to determine who is the league winner. 2. countable noun You use play-offs to refer to a series of games between the winners of different leagues, to decide which teams will play for a championship. The winner will face the Oakland A's in the playoffs this weekend. play off in British Englishverb (adverb) 1. (transitive; usually foll by against) to deal with or manipulate as if in playing a game to play one person off against another 2. (intransitive) to take part in a play-off noun play-off 3. sport an extra contest to decide the winner when two or more competitors are tied 4. a contest or series of games to determine a championship, as between the winners of two competitions play-off in British English (ˈpleɪɒf) noun 1. an extra period that is played to decide the winner of a game The gold tournament had to be decided by a play-off. 2. a game that is played to decide the winner of a competition The winner will face the Oakland A's in the playoffs this weekend. play off in American English1. to pit (a person or thing) against another 2. US in games, to break (a tie) by playing once more 3. to react to or interact with, as in a drama 4. Archaic to palm off Examples of 'play off' in a sentence |
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