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玩(学 ... 玩；对 ... 不认真)

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1. 对…敷衍了事；儿戏似地做
If you say that someone is playing at something, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.

e.g. 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。

2. （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏
If someone, especially a child, plays at being someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.

e.g. Ed played at being a pirate.
埃德扮海盗玩。

3. 搞…名堂；想…念头
If you do not know what someone is playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.

e.g. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
e.g. '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。”

1. 参加：play around 玩耍 | play at 参加 | play away 在外比赛

2. 装扮：at play 在玩耍 | play at 装扮 | The boys were happy at play. 孩子们正玩得开心.

3. 玩, 打球, 下棋, 打牌：play around with (同...)在一起厮混; (同....)乱搞男女关系反复考虑; 斟酌 | play at 玩, 打球, 下棋, 打牌 | play away 赌掉(金钱玩掉(时间浪费

4. 玩,做(游戏等),假扮...玩：pick up 捡起,中途搭人 | play at 玩,做(游戏等),假扮...玩 | play a joke on 和某人开玩笑

情景对话

外出就餐

A：What did you think of the food?
你觉得菜怎么样？

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B：It was delicious. I especially liked the garlic mashed potatoes.
味道太好了，我特别喜欢蒜味土豆泥。

A：You’re right, those were fantastic.
你太对了，味道好极了。

B：Did you like your food?
你喜欢这些菜吗。

A：I was a bit disappointed in my main course, actually. The sauce was too rich.
事实上，我对我的主菜有点失望，调味汁放得太多了？

B：How about the dessert?
那甜点怎么样。

A：That was the best chocolate mousse I’d ever eaten! I might go back there just for that next time!
那是我吃过最好吃得巧克力奶油冻了，下次我可能还特意到这来吃它。

B：The service was pretty good, too, wasn’t it?
服务态度也很好，不是吗？

A：Yes, they were very attentive. My glass was always full.
是的，他们的服务很体贴。我的杯子一空，他们就给添满。

B：I liked the atmosphere. It was nice to eat in a quiet restaurant.
我喜欢这里的气氛。在安静的饭店用餐真是太好了。

play at的意思

A：What did you think of the jazz ensemble that was there?
你觉得那边的爵士乐团怎么样？

B：You know, I think they were the same ones who play at Aria on Friday nights.
你知道吗，我觉得他们就是每周五晚上在Aria 演出的那个乐团。

play at的解释

A：I think you’re right. I really like the female singer. She has such a mesmerizing voice.
我想你是对的。我真的很喜欢那位女歌手。她有让人如此入迷的嗓音。

B：Not as mesmerizing as yours!
没有你的迷人哦！

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