英语词组play ball是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

play ball (with someone)

Theme: PLAY

to play a ball game with someone. (Note the special baseball use in the second example.)

When will our team play ball with yours?Suddenly, the umpire shouted, "Play ball!" and the game began.

Idiom

play ball (with someone)

Theme: COOPERATION

to cooperate with someone. (Informal.)

Look, friend, if you play ball with me, everything will work out all right.Things would go better for you if you'd learn to play ball.

Idiom

play ballplay ball (with someone)

to agree to do something the way someone else wants you to.

Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies.

Related vocabulary: play along with someone/something, go along with someone/something

Etymology: play ball is said to start a baseball game by the official who controls the game

play ball

1. In baseball, a phrase traditionally said or shouted by the umpire to start the game. It always takes me back to summertime as a kid when I hear an umpire shout "play ball!"

2. To cooperate with someone; to do what someone wants or says. If you play ball, we'll be able to reduce your sentence from eight years to just two. Just play ball and do what they say, and nobody will get hurt!

play ball

1. Cooperate, as in The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us. [Slang; c. 1900]

2. Get going, start, as in It's time to get a move on; let's play ball. This usage comes from the baseball umpire's call to start a game. [Slang; late 1800s]

play ball

COMMON If someone plays ball, they do what you want them to do. If they still won't play ball with us, we will have no choice but to take them to court. They thought they could use him for their propaganda, but he refused to play ball. Note: The usual American expression is play hardball.

play ball

work willingly with others; cooperate. informal

The literal sense of play ball is ‘play a team ball game such as baseball or cricket’.

play ˈball (with somebody)

(informal) be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that somebody can get what they want: We need their help, but will they play ball?So he won’t play ball, eh? He’ll soon realize he can’t manage without us.

play ball

verb

See play ball with someone

play ball

Slang

To cooperate: The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us.

词组	play ball
释义	Idiom play ball (with someone) Theme: PLAY to play a ball game with someone. (Note the special baseball use in the second example.) When will our team play ball with yours?Suddenly, the umpire shouted, "Play ball!" and the game began. Idiom play ball (with someone) Theme: COOPERATION to cooperate with someone. (Informal.) Look, friend, if you play ball with me, everything will work out all right.Things would go better for you if you'd learn to play ball. Idiom play ballplay ball (with someone) to agree to do something the way someone else wants you to. Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Related vocabulary: play along with someone/something, go along with someone/something Etymology: play ball is said to start a baseball game by the official who controls the game idiomplay ballto behave in the way that people want or expect you to behave ◆ often used in business and politics:If his solicitors don't want to play ball, we can't make them.Baker would always talk to journalists, but Casey did not play ball. play ball 1. In baseball, a phrase traditionally said or shouted by the umpire to start the game. It always takes me back to summertime as a kid when I hear an umpire shout "play ball!" 2. To cooperate with someone; to do what someone wants or says. If you play ball, we'll be able to reduce your sentence from eight years to just two. Just play ball and do what they say, and nobody will get hurt! play ball 1. Cooperate, as in The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us. [Slang; c. 1900] 2. Get going, start, as in It's time to get a move on; let's play ball. This usage comes from the baseball umpire's call to start a game. [Slang; late 1800s] play ball COMMON If someone plays ball, they do what you want them to do. If they still won't play ball with us, we will have no choice but to take them to court. They thought they could use him for their propaganda, but he refused to play ball. Note: The usual American expression is play hardball. play ball work willingly with others; cooperate. informal The literal sense of play ball is ‘play a team ball game such as baseball or cricket’. play ˈball (with somebody) (informal) be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that somebody can get what they want: We need their help, but will they play ball?So he won’t play ball, eh? He’ll soon realize he can’t manage without us. play ball verb See play ball with someone play ball Slang To cooperate: The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us.
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