英语词汇“play up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

play up

1. phrasal verb

If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.

The media played up the prospects for a settlement. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents. [VERB PARTICLE noun, be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb [usually cont, no passive]

If something such as a machine or a part of your body is playing up or is playing you up, it is causing problems because it is not working properly. [British, informal]

The engine had been playing up. [VERB PARTICLE]

It was his back playing him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

When children play up, they are naughty and difficult to control. [British, informal]

Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry. [VERB PARTICLE]

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单词	play up
释义	play up 1. phrasal verb If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important. The media played up the prospects for a settlement. [VERB PARTICLE noun] His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents. [VERB PARTICLE noun, be VERB-ed PARTICLE] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb [usually cont, no passive] If something such as a machine or a part of your body is playing up or is playing you up, it is causing problems because it is not working properly. [British, informal] The engine had been playing up. [VERB PARTICLE] It was his back playing him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb When children play up, they are naughty and difficult to control. [British, informal] Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for play
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