词组 | toy with |
释义 | toy with 1. toy with sth usually progressive if you toy with an idea or a possibility, you think about it and consider it, but not very seriously: ▪ Len's not sure what to study at university - he's been toying with various possibilities. toy with the idea of (doing) sth ▪ I had been to France several times, and was toying with the idea of buying a house there. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑flirt with 2. toy with sth to keep touching something or moving it about, especially while you are thinking about something else: ▪ He toyed with his keys as he spoke. ▪ We sat there toying with our food and trying to be polite to each other. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑play with 3. toy with sb usually progressive to treat someone in a way that is not sincere or fair and is likely to upset them, for example by pretending to like them: ▪ Rourke was not what he seemed - he had been toying with her that day on the river. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑play with, ↑string along |
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