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To act in a forceful and uncompromising manner to achieve one's goals.

采取强硬手段

• During the negotiation, they decided to play hardball, demanding an immediate agreement.

在谈判过程中，他们决定采取强硬手段，要求立即达成协议。

To be interested in many people or things, especially with the intention of having multiple romantic or sexual relationships.

脚踏几条船

• He enjoys playing the field and dating multiple people at the same time, not wanting to settle down with just one person.

他享受同时与多人约会，不想只与一个人安定下来。

To act strategically in order to gain an advantage or achieve success in a particular situation.

运用得宜

• If you play your cards right, you can achieve great success in this industry.

如果你妥善处理，你可以在这个行业取得巨大成功。

To behave in a foolish, idiotic, or irritating manner.

胡闹劂、做蠢事

• Stop playing silly buggers; we don't have time for your nonsense.

别再耍白痴了；我们没时间理会你的胡闹。

To cooperate or agree to work with someone, often after initial reluctance or disagreement.

（与…）合作，配合

• After many negotiations, they finally agreed to play ball and collaborate on the project.

经过多次谈判，他们终于同意合作并共同完成这个项目。

To act cautiously and avoid taking risks.

谨慎行事

• To play it safe, I will leave ten minutes early, just in case.

为了安全起见，我会提早十分钟出发，以防万一。

To have a particular amount of time or money that is available for one's use.

表示有可供支配的时间或金钱。

• With a limited budget to play with, we need to spend the money wisely.

由于预算有限，我们需要明智地花钱。

A humorous use of a word or phrase that exploits its multiple meanings or its similarity in sound to another word.

利用词语的多重含义或读音相似之处，以达到幽默效果的文字游戏。

• The movie title is a play on words, using the similar sounds of 'sun' and 'son'.

这部电影的片名是一个文字游戏，利用了 'sun' 和 'son' 的相似发音。

To feign a lack of interest in someone to increase their desire, especially at the beginning of a romantic pursuit.

故作高傲（尤指恋爱之初）

• She was very interested in him, but she played hard to get to get his attention.

她对他非常感兴趣，但她故意表现冷淡以吸引他的注意。

To be in a subordinate or less important position compared to someone else.

处于次要或从属的地位。

• In that project, he had to play second fiddle as he lacked the necessary experience.

在那个项目中，由于缺乏必要的经验，他不得不处于次要位置。

To become active or have an effect in a particular situation; to be put into use or action.

开始产生作用；投入使用；发挥效用。

• When drafting new company policies, all relevant legal clauses must come into play.

在起草新公司政策时，所有相关的法律条款都必须发挥作用。

To act in a just and honest manner, adhering to rules and principles of fairness.

行事公平诚实

• In business negotiations, integrity is paramount; it's crucial to play fair to establish long-lasting partnerships.

在商业谈判中，诚信至关重要；公平行事对于建立长期合作关系至关重要。

To feign death or sleep in order to avoid being bothered or attacked.

裝死，裝睡

• When he realized he was being watched, he decided to play possum to escape danger.

当他发现自己被监视时，他决定装死以逃离危险。

To act in a fair and honest manner; to behave according to established rules or expectations.

行事公平

• In business negotiations, playing the game honestly is crucial for building trust.

在商业谈判中，诚实地遵守规则对于建立信任至关重要。

A vulgar expression used to tell someone to go away and stop being bothersome.

滾蛋！

• You keep asking me the same questions, enough already! Go play with yourself!

你一直问我同样的问题，够了！自己去玩吧！

To delay taking action in order to gain more time.

拖延时间

• When negotiations stalled, they tried to play for time, hoping to find a breakthrough.

当谈判陷入僵局时，他们试图拖延时间，希望能找到突破口。

To touch someone's feet with your own under a table, typically to show sexual interest or flirtation.

（通常在桌子底下）用脚轻触某人的脚，以表示性方面的兴趣或调情。

• During dinner, he started playing footsie with her under the table, and she giggled.

晚餐时，他在桌子底下开始和她玩脚碰脚，她咯咯笑了。

To cause serious damage, disruption, or problems for something; to have a severely negative impact on something.

严重破坏或损害

• The storm played merry hell with the coastal areas.

这场暴风雨严重破坏了沿海地区。

To manipulate opposing parties into conflict to gain an advantage; to exploit a disagreement between two groups for personal benefit.

利用对立的双方互相争斗，从中获取利益； 挑拨离间。

• He always tries to play both ends against the middle between the two competing companies to maximize his own benefit.

他总是试图在两家竞争公司之间挑拨离间，以最大化自己的利益。

To attempt to deceive or manipulate someone through dishonest or underhanded tactics.

欺骗人

• Don't play games with me; I can see you're hiding something.

别跟我玩游戏；我看得出来你在隐瞒什么。

To behave in a calm and controlled manner, often to hide one's strong interest or desire for something.

装腔作镇

• I tried to play it cool when she walked into the room, even though I really wanted to talk to her.

当她走进房间时，我试着表现得很冷静，即使我真的很想跟她说话。

To behave as if one has complete control over a situation or other people's lives, often with an attitude of superiority or an overbearing manner.

扮演上帝的角色；表现得好像完全掌控一切

• As a manager, she has a responsibility to lead the team, but she shouldn't try to play God and control everyone's lives.

作为一名经理，她有责任领导团队，但她不应该试图扮演上帝并控制每个人的生活。

To behave in a manner intended to gain the admiration or support of the public.

嘩眾取宠

• The actor always likes to play to the gallery on stage, trying to win applause from the audience.

这位演员总喜欢在舞台上哗众取宠，试图赢得观众的掌声。

To proceed without a predetermined plan, adapting one's actions based on the unfolding circumstances.

见机行事

• We are not sure how to proceed, so we will have to play it by ear.

我们不确定要如何进行，所以只能见机行事。

To deceive or mislead someone, often in a playful or mischievous way; to trick or tease someone.

对某人开玩笑或恶作剧，捉弄某人

• His friends decided to play a trick on him at his birthday party by pretending they had forgotten about it.

他的朋友决定在他的生日派对上捉弄他，假装他们忘记了这件事。

To use the same methods that someone else uses, especially in order to gain an advantage over them.

以其人之道，还治其人之身；利用某人惯用的手段或策略来对付该人。

• He's good at spreading rumors, so we decided to play him at his own game and let him experience being hurt by rumors.

他擅长散播谣言，所以我们决定以其人之道还治其人之身，让他也体验被谣言伤害的感觉。

To fully develop and utilize emotions or ideas to their maximum potential.

充分发挥

• This project allows the young scientists to give full play to their creativity.

这个项目让年轻的科学家们能够充分发挥他们的创造力。

To attempt to obtain something or to initiate a romantic relationship with someone, often through strategic efforts.

试图获得；（有时使用计划）追求某人。

• She made a play for him by sending him gifts.

她通过送他礼物来向他示好。

To proceed without a definite plan, adapting as circumstances require.

凭记忆演奏乐曲

• We didn't book a hotel, so we're just going to play it by ear when we get there.

我们没有预订酒店，所以到了那边就随机应变吧。

To express anger or frustration about someone's foolish or inexplicable actions.

究竟在做什么（常帶怒意）

• What were you playing at? You almost ruined the entire plan!

你到底在搞什么？你差点毁了整个计划！

A rude and dismissive way of telling someone to go away and stop bothering you.

滾蛋！

• You've been complaining non-stop, that's enough, go play with yourself!

你一直抱怨个不停，够了，去自己玩吧！

To exploit the rules or procedures of a system in order to gain an unfair advantage.

钻制度漏洞

• Many people try to play the system by finding loopholes to avoid paying taxes.

许多人试图通过寻找漏洞来钻体制的空子以避税。

To continue playing until the referee stops the game by blowing the whistle; emphasizes the importance of not stopping prematurely based on perceived fouls or stoppages.

继续比赛直至裁判哨响（足球）

• Even if you think there should be a foul, you have to play to the whistle.

即使你认为应该判罚，你也必须继续比赛直到裁判鸣哨为止。