英语词汇“play about (or around)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

play about (or around)

1Behave in a casual, foolish, or irresponsible way: you shouldn’t play around with a child’s future...

Everyone knows that when scientists play around with genes, they screw up.
We can't play around with the future of our children.
A lot of Christmas discs play around with the music we've grown to love over the years, but not enough try and make something unique enough to really stand out.

1.1 informal (Of a married person) have a love affair: was her husband playing around?...

You can't stop a married man from playing around, but when he takes a mistress and actually sets up a household, then he breaks the law.
Our father was ‘playing around’, as my mother later explained it to us.

Synonyms

womanize, philander, have affairs/an affair, flirt, dally, trifle/toy with someone's affections

informal carry on, mess about/around, play the field, play away, sleep around, swing, be a man-eater

North American informal fool around

vulgar slang screw around

rare coquet

See parent entry: play

单词	play about (or around)
释义	play about (or around) 1Behave in a casual, foolish, or irresponsible way: you shouldn’t play around with* a child’s future... Everyone knows that when scientists play around with genes, they screw up. We can't play around with the future of our children. A lot of Christmas discs play around with the music we've grown to love over the years, but not enough try and make something unique enough to really stand out. 1.1 informal* (Of a married person) have a love affair: was her husband playing around?... You can't stop a married man from playing around, but when he takes a mistress and actually sets up a household, then he breaks the law. Our father was ‘playing around’, as my mother later explained it to us. Synonyms womanize, philander, have affairs/an affair, flirt, dally, trifle/toy with someone's affections informal carry on, mess about/around, play the field, play away, sleep around, swing, be a man-eater North American informal fool around vulgar slang screw around rare coquet See parent entry: play
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