| 词组 | play |
| 释义 | verb | noun play1 /pleɪ/ verb 1. to take part in a game or sportnounsplay tennis/badminton/golf etc I usually play tennis once a week.play football/soccer/baseball/basketball etc Like all boys, he loves playing soccer.play cards/chess/dominoes etc Two old men were playing chess.play a game/match Do you want to play another game?adverbsplay well/brilliantly/superbly She played very well in the game last night.play badly/poorly He played badly in the first match.prepositionsplay against sb Manchester United will play against Chelsea in the final of the competition.play for a team He used to play for the college football team.play in a competition He played in the last World Cup.phrasessee/watch sb play I sometimes watch Arsenal play.play your heart out (=try as hard as you can when you are playing) Murray played his heart out but in the end he lost the game.THESAURUS: play goswimming | jogging | running | skiing | bowling | sailing to do a particular type of activity – used with verbs that end in -ing: Do you want to go swimming on Saturday? | I go jogging about three times a week. | How often do you go running? | Going skiing can be very expensive. | We went bowling at a bowling alley in Streatham. | My brother likes going sailing. dojudo | karate | aerobics to play certain sports, especially sports that are not team sports: I used to do judo at school. | She does aerobics twice a week.2. to do things that you enjoy – used about children and petsphraseslike/love to play Our dog loves to play.let sb play His mother doesn’t let him play with other children.prepositionsplay with sth She spent the afternoon playing with her dolls.play with sb He should be outside playing with his friends.play in the street/park etc When I was young, we could play in the street.3. to perform a piece of music on a musical instrumentadverbsplay sth well He plays the piano very well.play sth beautifully I thought she played the piece beautifully.play sth badly I can play the violin very badly.play together The band have been playing together for about three years.nounsplay the trumpet/piano/guitar etc He’s been playing the guitar for over 40 years.play a musical instrument Can you play any musical instruments?play a song/tune/piece At the concert she mainly played songs from her latest record.play music The band started playing music together at school.play a concert The singer will play a series of concerts in New York.prepositionsplay in a band/orchestra/group etc My sister used to play in a jazz band.play with sb/sth She plays with some friends from college.play sth on the piano/guitar etc Hendrix played the song on the electric guitar.phraseslearn (how) to play Joe is learning to play the trumpet.teach sb (how) to play My dad taught me to play the piano. verb | noun play2 /pleɪ/ noun a story that is written to be performed by actors, especially in a theatrenouns + playa stage play (=a play in a theatre) I occasionally write reviews of local stage plays.a TV/radio play (=a play written to be performed on TV or radio) This horror story would make a good radio play.a school play I got a small part in the school play.a Nativity play BrE (=a play about the birth of Jesus, performed by children at Christmas) She was chosen to play Mary in the Nativity play.adjectivesa one-man/one-woman play (=with just one actor) He performed a one-man play about the life of Charles Dickens.a one-act play (=not divided into parts) She has just written a one-act play about a young teacher.verbs + playwrite a play Shakespeare wrote a play about King Henry V.go to (see) a play While we were in New York, we went to a play.see a play I’ve never seen the play.watch a play Some of the audience were talking instead of watching the play.perform a play The play was performed by Brighton Youth Theatre.act/perform/appear in a play She acted in many plays on the London stage.do a play spoken (=organize it or perform in it) Bob asked if I would do this play, and I agreed.put on/produce/stage a play (=organize it) The school puts on a Nativity play every Christmas. Don’t say give a play. Say put on a play.direct a play (=tell the actors what to do) The play is directed by Paulette Randall.rehearse a play (=practise it) We spent weeks rehearsing the play.play + verbsa play opens (=its performances start) The play opens in San Francisco on Wednesday for a three-week run.a play runs (=it continues to be performed) The play ran for five months.a play closes (=its performances stop) The play closes on Sunday, so don’t miss it!a play is set somewhere (=it takes place in a particular place or time) The play is set in France in the 1930s.prepositionsa play about sb/sth It is a play about friendship.a play by sb The opera is based on a play by Sophocles.the plays of sb I have read all the plays of Shakespeare.in a play It is one of the most important scenes in the play. | Michael is currently in a play on Broadway. |
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