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

1. transitive.

a. To perform or enact to an end or conclusion; to bring to an end, render obsolete; to use up, exhaust. Also figurative.

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the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > perform or experience completely

to play out1598

(to drain, drink, etc.) to the lees1611

to drain, drink the lees1611

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > come to an end [verb (reflexive)]

to play out1598

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 489 Out ye rogue, play out the play.

1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant 79 The Wilde Gallant has quite played out his game; He's marry'd now, and that will make him tame.

1726 Mist's Weekly Jrnl. 3 Sept. 2/3 The Chinkford Men refus'd to play out the Game.

1854 S. Austin Germany 1760–1814 344 The great heroic tragedy which was now being played out on the world's stage.

1867 H. Conybeare in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 513 The classical and pointed styles each ran their course from prime to decadence—in fact, ‘played themselves out’ completely.

a1882 J. P. Quincy Figures of Past (1884) 21 This burlesque..gradually played itself out, and came to an end.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August iii. 67 As though, Byron thought, the entire affair had been a lot of people performing a play and that now and at last they had all played out the parts which had been allotted them and now they could live quietly with one another.

1977 West Briton 25 Aug. 17/4 Their last pair playing out four overs to avoid defeat.

1992 New Republic 23 Nov. 20/2 The temptation in the West will be to procrastinate until the Serbian power struggle plays itself out.

b. In past participle. Cf. played adj. 2a.

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1847 J. J. Oswandel Notes Mexican War (1885) xi. 590 They refused to act, saying that they are now in the United States, and they consider the guard duty is played out.

1870 B. Harte Further L. fr. Truthful James i Is our civilization a failure? Or is the Caucasian played out?

1887 Westm. Rev. June 272 About twelve or fifteen years ago he was decidedly of opinion that Mr. Gladstone was played out.

1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887 (1892) xxix. 325 Today they had made forty miles over this awful trail, and their horses were not unnaturally quite played out.

1924 D. H. Lawrence in M. Magnus Mem. Foreign Legion Introd. 19 It seemed to me M— would get very irritable and nervous,..yellow round the eyes and played out.

1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar iv. 264 The people were so jaded, so played out spiritually.

2. intransitive. To develop; to conclude; to become worn out or extremely weak, to give out.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > remain unused [verb (intransitive)] > fall into disuse or become obsolete

to pass forth of use1565

lapse1620

to play out1835

obsolesce1873

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire

to run outeOE

endOE

stintc1275

slakea1300

overpassc1350

determinec1374

overruna1393

dispend1393

failc1399

missa1400

to wear out, forth1412

stanchc1420

to come outa1450

terminea1450

expire?c1450

finish1490

conclude1593

upclose1603

terminate1608

to shut up1609

to wind off1650

stop1733

to fall in1771

close1821

to blaze out1884

outgive1893

to play out1964

1835 R. Browning Paracelsus iv. 156 As though it matter'd how the farce plays out, So it be quickly play'd.

1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 79 The old native fruit of our country is about playing out, as the saying is.

1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham ii. 46 Gentlemaning as a profession has got to play out in a generation or two.

1924 R. J. Flaherty My Eskimo Friends iii. ii. 93 The dogs almost played out before we reached the crest.

1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 July (1970) 178 A little past one my enthusiasm played out and I put my head in the pillow.

1983 P. Benford Against Infinity ii. i. 43 He found himself in a gorge that played out into an alluvial fan of pebbles and ice chunks.

3. transitive. Chiefly Sport (originally Cricket). To keep playing until the end of (the appointed time).

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1869 Young Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 639 Their players had strict injunctions to ‘play time out’.

1897 Bristol Times & Mirror 21 May 6/7 Bray and De Zoete played out time.

1983 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 25 Sept. 22 The innings ‘was a bit of a hollow achievement’ against the long hops and full tosses delivered by two stand-in bowlers as the two teams played out time.

2004 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 27 Sept. Pool played out time like pros and defensively they were excellent.

4. transitive. North American. to play out the string and variants: to carry a process, esp. a difficult or failing one, through to its conclusion, to see a thing through to the very end; (also) to exhaust the possibilities of a situation; cf. string n. 16e.

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1896 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 16 Apr. 11/3 It was barnstorming with a vengeance, but Foutz is a man of courage, and he played out the string, to quote his own remarks.

1898 H. M. Blossom Checkers 170 Well, I've had my hard luck, and ‘played out the string’.

1943 Amer. Econ. Rev. 33 309 By Germany the system was used..for the dual purpose of achieving greater self-sufficiency and of rebuilding her armaments. By the time the present war broke out..she had about played out this string.

1965 N. Mailer Amer. Dream (1966) iv. 103 Buddy, you played out your string... Now beat it.

2003 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 8 Nov. d3 Despite a passionate effort..hope of qualifying for a bowl game was gone. Now what? Will the Nittany Lions just play out the string? Or will they have enough motivation to lay a foundation for next season?

5. intransitive. Of a musician, group, etc.: to give a live performance, to perform in public.

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1987 Post-Standard (Syracuse N.Y.) (Nexis) 24 Feb. d7 ‘I like playing out, but it's got to be something creative’, Whitehill said. ‘I don't like playing the same leads night after night.’

1992 Face (BNC) Dec. 68 Despite major record labels making the customary silly noises, for the moment Raw Stylus are doing it their way, playing out with a full eight-piece line-up.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) iv. 69 The SE16 railway arches, where Phoenix, a local reggae sound, was playing out.

单词	to play out
释义	> as lemmas to play out to play out 1. transitive. a. To perform or enact to an end or conclusion; to bring to an end, render obsolete; to use up, exhaust. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > perform or experience completely to play out1598 (to drain, drink, etc.) to the lees1611 to drain, drink the lees1611 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > come to an end [verb (reflexive)] to play out1598 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 489 Out ye rogue, play out the play. View more context for this quotation 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant 79 The Wilde Gallant has quite played out his game; He's marry'd now, and that will make him tame. 1726 Mist's Weekly Jrnl. 3 Sept. 2/3 The Chinkford Men refus'd to play out the Game. 1854 S. Austin Germany 1760–1814 344 The great heroic tragedy which was now being played out on the world's stage. 1867 H. Conybeare in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 513 The classical and pointed styles each ran their course from prime to decadence—in fact, ‘played themselves out’ completely. a1882 J. P. Quincy Figures of Past (1884) 21 This burlesque..gradually played itself out, and came to an end. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August iii. 67 As though, Byron thought, the entire affair had been a lot of people performing a play and that now and at last they had all played out the parts which had been allotted them and now they could live quietly with one another. 1977 West Briton 25 Aug. 17/4 Their last pair playing out four overs to avoid defeat. 1992 New Republic 23 Nov. 20/2 The temptation in the West will be to procrastinate until the Serbian power struggle plays itself out. b. In past participle. Cf. played adj. 2a. ΚΠ 1847 J. J. Oswandel Notes Mexican War (1885) xi. 590 They refused to act, saying that they are now in the United States, and they consider the guard duty is played out. 1870 B. Harte Further L. fr. Truthful James i Is our civilization a failure? Or is the Caucasian played out? 1887 Westm. Rev. June 272 About twelve or fifteen years ago he was decidedly of opinion that Mr. Gladstone was played out. 1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887 (1892) xxix. 325 Today they had made forty miles over this awful trail, and their horses were not unnaturally quite played out. 1924 D. H. Lawrence in M. Magnus Mem. Foreign Legion Introd. 19 It seemed to me M— would get very irritable and nervous,..yellow round the eyes and played out. 1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar iv. 264 The people were so jaded, so played out spiritually. 2. intransitive. To develop; to conclude; to become worn out or extremely weak, to give out. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > remain unused [verb (intransitive)] > fall into disuse or become obsolete to pass forth of use1565 lapse1620 to play out1835 obsolesce1873 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > come to an end, terminate, or expire to run outeOE endOE stintc1275 slakea1300 overpassc1350 determinec1374 overruna1393 dispend1393 failc1399 missa1400 to wear out, forth1412 stanchc1420 to come outa1450 terminea1450 expire?c1450 finish1490 conclude1593 upclose1603 terminate1608 to shut up1609 to wind off1650 stop1733 to fall in1771 close1821 to blaze out1884 outgive1893 to play out1964 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus iv. 156 As though it matter'd how the farce plays out, So it be quickly play'd. 1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 79 The old native fruit of our country is about playing out, as the saying is. 1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham ii. 46 Gentlemaning as a profession has got to play out in a generation or two. 1924 R. J. Flaherty My Eskimo Friends iii. ii. 93 The dogs almost played out before we reached the crest. 1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 July (1970) 178 A little past one my enthusiasm played out and I put my head in the pillow. 1983 P. Benford Against Infinity ii. i. 43 He found himself in a gorge that played out into an alluvial fan of pebbles and ice chunks. 3. transitive. Chiefly Sport (originally Cricket). To keep playing until the end of (the appointed time). ΚΠ 1869 Young Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 639 Their players had strict injunctions to ‘play time out’. 1897 Bristol Times & Mirror 21 May 6/7 Bray and De Zoete played out time. 1983 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 25 Sept. 22 The innings ‘was a bit of a hollow achievement’ against the long hops and full tosses delivered by two stand-in bowlers as the two teams played out time. 2004 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 27 Sept. Pool played out time like pros and defensively they were excellent. 4. transitive. North American. to play out the string and variants: to carry a process, esp. a difficult or failing one, through to its conclusion, to see a thing through to the very end; (also) to exhaust the possibilities of a situation; cf. string n. 16e. ΚΠ 1896 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 16 Apr. 11/3 It was barnstorming with a vengeance, but Foutz is a man of courage, and he played out the string, to quote his own remarks. 1898 H. M. Blossom Checkers 170 Well, I've had my hard luck, and ‘played out the string’. 1943 Amer. Econ. Rev. 33 309 By Germany the system was used..for the dual purpose of achieving greater self-sufficiency and of rebuilding her armaments. By the time the present war broke out..she had about played out this string. 1965 N. Mailer Amer. Dream (1966) iv. 103 Buddy, you played out your string... Now beat it. 2003 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 8 Nov. d3 Despite a passionate effort..hope of qualifying for a bowl game was gone. Now what? Will the Nittany Lions just play out the string? Or will they have enough motivation to lay a foundation for next season? 5. intransitive. Of a musician, group, etc.: to give a live performance, to perform in public. ΚΠ 1987 Post-Standard (Syracuse N.Y.) (Nexis) 24 Feb. d7 ‘I like playing out, but it's got to be something creative’, Whitehill said. ‘I don't like playing the same leads night after night.’ 1992 Face (BNC) Dec. 68 Despite major record labels making the customary silly noises, for the moment Raw Stylus are doing it their way, playing out with a full eight-piece line-up. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) iv. 69 The SE16 railway arches, where Phoenix, a local reggae sound, was playing out. extracted from playv. < as lemmas
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