| 单词 | to play along |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play along to play along 1. transitive. Originally (Angling): = sense 4b. Now chiefly (colloquial): to deceive (a person); = to string (someone) along at string v. 15b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > bring to bank landa1609 play1740 work1825 bank1837 creel1844 grass1856 to bring (a hooked fish) to gaff1886 to play along1921 1921 Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star 24 Sept. 3/3 He fought with them [sc. the sharks] for more than two hours, playing them along. 1939 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 10 Oct. 14/6 Week after week House begged the British to do this. They played him along. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against ii. 23 I smiled at him, and he guessed that I'd been playing him along. 1993 T. Barnes Taped (BNC) 80 A constable came up and was so rude Dexter decided to play him along. 2. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To cooperate, comply, agree; = sense 14f. Also: to pretend to agree or cooperate. Frequently with with. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > co-operate [verb (intransitive)] conjoin1532 conspirea1538 concurc1550 co-operate1604 coadjute1612 coacta1616 to jump in quilla1616 co-operate1616 co-opere1663 to pull together1772 rally1792 to row in1861 collaborate1871 to play ball (with)1903 to play along1929 play1937 1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest xi. 112 If the dick would play along, the hole in Tim's head from his own gun..would smooth everything over pretty. 1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here xix. 231 All we desire is for you to play along with us in your paper. 1965 New Statesman 23 Apr. 638/1 Although the Tory leadership there [sc. the House of Lords] is still playing along, defeats of government business inflicted by gangs of Tory backwoodsmen could amount to a deliberate policy of obstruction. 1990 H. Hamilton in D. Bolger Picador Bk. Contemp. Irish Fiction (1994) 416 Just play along with her. Don't worry. Just play along. 2000 P. Beatty Tuff vii. 86 With a gracious smile he played along. < as lemmas |
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