play at

英 [pleɪ æt]

美 [pleɪ æt]

对…敷衍了事; 拿…当儿戏; （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏; 搞…名堂; 想…念头

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 对…敷衍了事；儿戏似地做
  If you say that someoneis playing atsomething, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.
  1. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
     我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔炸弹。
• PHRASAL VERB （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏
  If someone, especially a child,plays atbeing someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.
  1. Ed played at being a pirate.
     埃德扮海盗玩。
• PHRASAL VERB 搞…名堂；想…念头
  If you do not know what someoneis playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.
  1. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
     她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
  2. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
     “你以为你在动什么念头？”他说，“我不能卖掉这个。”

双语例句

• He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
  他是个很有抱负的小伙子，想参加最高水平的比赛。
• For a Dane, it's about having respect for the club you play at.
  对于丹麦人来说，这关系到你是否尊重你所效力的球队。
• Can he play at the baseball game?
  他能来参加棒球赛吗？
• We enjoyed the new play at the theatre.
  我们欣赏了剧院新上演的戏。
• Newcastle and England striker Michael Owen has revealed that he might not play at all this season.
  纽卡斯尔联队和英国兰的射手迈克尔欧文透露说他可能会错过本赛季的所有比赛。
• Have you decided what music you'd like us to play at the party?
  你是否决定了在晚会上希望我们演奏哪种音乐？
• She began to wonder what he was playing at
  她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
• He likes to play at night.
  他喜欢在晚上玩。
• I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall last summer.
  夏天我在卡内基音乐厅聆听了这个交响乐团的演奏。
• You say he's been invited to play at krewe island next month?
  你说他下个月会参加克鲁岛的比赛吗？