| 单词 | play on |
| 释义 | play onSEE SYNONYMS FOR play on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr)(adverb) to continue to play Also: play upon (preposition) to exploit or impose upon (the feelings or weakness of another) to one's own advantage (adverb) cricket to hit the ball into one's own wicket Words nearby play onplaymaker, playmate, play money, play musical chairs, play-off, play on, play one's cards close to one's chest, play one's cards right, play one's trump card, play on words, play out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with play onplay on Also, play upon. Take advantage of or make use of for a desired effect, as in These health care ads are meant to play on our fears. This idiom uses play in the sense of “performing on an instrument.” Shakespeare used it in Hamlet (3:2): “You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops.” [Late 1500s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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