| 释义 |
play up
1. emphasize 强调
* The coach played up the possibilities of success. 教练竭力强调成功的可能性。
* In the article he plays himself up and plays the others down. 在文章中他抬高自己，贬低别人。
2. play well; do one's best 赛好；加油
* I expect them to play up this afternoon. 我希望他们今天下午赛出水平来。
3. behave mischievously; cause trouble 调皮；折磨；制造麻烦
* The new teacher didn't know what to do when the class started playing up. 班级开始乱哄哄时，新来的老师不知该怎么办。
* The old wound has been playing up again lately. 近来旧伤又在折磨人。
* Those children do play their parents up. 那些孩子确实给父母惹麻烦。
* The engine began playing up. 引擎开始出毛病了。
4. (a band) begin to play（乐队）开始演奏
* The band played up the national anthem. 乐队奏起了国歌。 |