play up

Related to word: play

片语动词

Definition (行为)

  1. When children are playing up, they are misbehaving.

    (小孩)顽皮不服从,造成麻烦

    • At school, when the children start to play up, the teacher has to take control.

      在学校,当孩子们开始调皮捣蛋时,老师必须控制局面。

    • If they’re not allowed to go to the party, those kids are sure to play up.

      如果不让他们参加派对,那些孩子肯定会闹脾气。

    • Some children play up especially at home, which drives their parents crazy.

      有些孩子特别是在家里调皮捣蛋,这让他们的父母非常头疼。

Definition (功能)

  1. If a machine is playing up, it is malfunctioning.

    发生故障

    • This printer is playing up again; I've restarted it several times.

      这台打印机又出故障了,我已经重启了好几次。

    • If the computer starts playing up, it's best to seek technical support immediately.

      如果电脑开始出问题,最好立即寻求技术支持。

    • Our washing machine started playing up yesterday and is now completely out of order.

      我们的洗衣机昨天开始出故障,现在完全不能用了。