英语词汇“to play into one another's hands”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. transitive. to play into the hands of: to act so as to give an advantage to. Also to play into one another's hands: to act for mutual benefit.In early use play is often transitive with the desired advantage or result as the object.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > act so as to give advantage to

to play into the hands of1663

1663 J. Birkenhead Assembly-man 20 'Tis pleasant to observe how finely they play into each others hands; Marshall procures Thanks to be given to Sedgwick (for his great pains) Sedgwick obtains as much for Marshall, and so they all pimp for one another.

1690 H. Compton Bishop of London's 7th Let. 18 It would be to play the Game into our Enemies Hands; who would not fail to make use of that Advantage to lead or drive away our Flocks.

1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea iii. 32 If the Enemies themselves had not seasonably plaid an Opportunity into our Hands.

1720 W. Stukeley in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 112 A league between a few doctors, poticarys, and surgeons, who play into one another's hands.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxvi. 160 Whatever we play into their hands, is a losing game to this country.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xv. 203 I suspect the clerk of the kitchen and my steward of playing into one another's hands.

1857 Harper's Weekly 17 Jan. 33 Observe that the law which wholly ignores the existence of these primary meetings most ingeniously plays into their hands by a system of popular elections, so extensive and so frequent as to secure for them perpetual vitality.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar iii. 29 The powers which he had played into the hands of the mob to obtain.

1916 E. R. Burroughs Beasts of Tarzan xvi. 255 It seemed that fate would play into their hands, for with the reports of the guns Jane Clayton's attention had been distracted from her unwilling assistants.

1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) xiv. 240 The Government plays right into their hands because it can't think or won't think of any response to terrorists or terror.

单词	to play into one another's hands
释义	> as lemmas to play into one another's hands c. transitive. to play into the hands of: to act so as to give an advantage to. Also to play into one another's hands: to act for mutual benefit.In early use play is often transitive with the desired advantage or result as the object. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > act so as to give advantage to to play into the hands of1663 1663 J. Birkenhead Assembly-man 20 'Tis pleasant to observe how finely they play into each others hands; Marshall procures Thanks to be given to Sedgwick (for his great pains) Sedgwick obtains as much for Marshall, and so they all pimp for one another. 1690 H. Compton Bishop of London's 7th Let. 18 It would be to play the Game into our Enemies Hands; who would not fail to make use of that Advantage to lead or drive away our Flocks. 1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea iii. 32 If the Enemies themselves had not seasonably plaid an Opportunity into our Hands. 1720 W. Stukeley in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 112 A league between a few doctors, poticarys, and surgeons, who play into one another's hands. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxvi. 160 Whatever we play into their hands, is a losing game to this country. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xv. 203 I suspect the clerk of the kitchen and my steward of playing into one another's hands. 1857 Harper's Weekly 17 Jan. 33 Observe that the law which wholly ignores the existence of these primary meetings most ingeniously plays into their hands by a system of popular elections, so extensive and so frequent as to secure for them perpetual vitality. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar iii. 29 The powers which he had played into the hands of the mob to obtain. 1916 E. R. Burroughs Beasts of Tarzan xvi. 255 It seemed that fate would play into their hands, for with the reports of the guns Jane Clayton's attention had been distracted from her unwilling assistants. 1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) xiv. 240 The Government plays right into their hands because it can't think or won't think of any response to terrorists or terror. extracted from playv. < as lemmas
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