play
英 [ple?]
美[ple]
- vt. 游戲；扮演；演奏；播放；同…比賽
- vi. 演奏；玩耍；上演；參加比賽
- n. 游戲；比賽；劇本
- n. (Play)人名；(法、瑞典)普萊
英英釋意
- 1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;
- "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
- 2. a theatrical performance of a drama;
- "the play lasted two hours"
- 3. a preset plan of action in team sports;
- "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
- 4. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;
- "he made a great maneuver"
- "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
- 5. a state in which action is feasible;
- "the ball was still in play"
- "insiders said the company's stock was in play"
- 6. utilization or exercise;
- "the play of the imagination"
- 7. an attempt to get something;
- "they made a futile play for power"
- "he made a bid to gain attention"
- 8. play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules;
- "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
- 9. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds;
- "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
- 10. the removal of constraints;
- "he gave free rein to his impulses"
- "they gave full play to the artist's talent"
- 11. a weak and tremulous light;
- "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
- "the play of light on the water"
- 12. verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);
- "he became a figure of fun"
- 13. movement or space for movement;
- "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
- 14. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
- "it was all done in play"
- "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
- 15. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize);
- "his gambling cost him a fortune"
- "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
- 16. the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;
- "it is my turn"
- "it is still my play"
- 17. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully