Definition
to provoke competition or disagreement between parties in order to derive some benefit from it
为了利益而激起竞争或冲突；挑拨离间
She always tries to play her two friends off against each other to gain an advantage.
她总是试图挑拨她的两位朋友互相竞争，以获得优势。
The manager often plays different departments off against each other to secure more resources for himself.
经理经常挑拨不同部门互相竞争，以确保自己获得更多资源。
In the business negotiations, he successfully played two competing companies off against one another, prompting them to raise their bids.
在商业谈判中，他成功地挑拨了两家竞争公司互相竞价，促使他们提高报价。