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

slang (originally Theatre).

intransitive. To act in a play, etc., so as to support or assist another actor; (hence) to support, back up; to flatter.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)]

flatter1340

to claw the back ofc1394

to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422

clawc1425

to claw by the sleeve1509

to claw by the backa1542

fawna1568

to make or pay (one's) court to1590

adulate1612

hug1622

sycophant1637

to make up to1701

to whip it in with1702

cultivate1706

incense1708

to wheedle in with1726

to grandfather up1747

slaver1794

toad1802

to play up to ——1809

nut1819

toady1827

bootlick1846

to suck up to1860

lickspittle1886

jolly1890

bum-suck1918

arse-lick1919

to cosy up to1937

brown-nose1948

ass-kiss1951

ass-lick1962

love-bomb1976

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > support or assist another actor

support1779

to play up to ——1809

feed1929

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. i. 423 You want two good actors to play up to you.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 237 There is your Playing-up Toadey, who, unconscious to its feeder, is always playing up to its feeder's weaknesses.

1894 Times 5 Mar. 14/1 The windows here are designed, like the others, to play up to the mosaics, and are not intended to be too visible in profile.

1927 G. K. Chesterton Secret of Father Brown i. 40 There was something downright creepy about that little goblin with the yellow hair, that seemed to play up to the impression.

1972 J. Mosedale Football x. 142 While the pros proved that wasn't literally true, Trippi played up to the spirit of the comment.

1992 W. Greider Who will tell People Introd. 17 They have to talk to a bunch of Rotarians and play up to local leaders who are just dumb as stumps.

单词	to play up to
释义	> as lemmas to play up to —— to play up to —— slang (originally Theatre). intransitive. To act in a play, etc., so as to support or assist another actor; (hence) to support, back up; to flatter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] flatter1340 to claw the back ofc1394 to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422 clawc1425 to claw by the sleeve1509 to claw by the backa1542 fawna1568 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 adulate1612 hug1622 sycophant1637 to make up to1701 to whip it in with1702 cultivate1706 incense1708 to wheedle in with1726 to grandfather up1747 slaver1794 toad1802 to play up to ——1809 nut1819 toady1827 bootlick1846 to suck up to1860 lickspittle1886 jolly1890 bum-suck1918 arse-lick1919 to cosy up to1937 brown-nose1948 ass-kiss1951 ass-lick1962 love-bomb1976 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act [verb (transitive)] > support or assist another actor support1779 to play up to ——1809 feed1929 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. i. 423 You want two good actors to play up to you. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 237 There is your Playing-up Toadey, who, unconscious to its feeder, is always playing up to its feeder's weaknesses. 1894 Times 5 Mar. 14/1 The windows here are designed, like the others, to play up to the mosaics, and are not intended to be too visible in profile. 1927 G. K. Chesterton Secret of Father Brown i. 40 There was something downright creepy about that little goblin with the yellow hair, that seemed to play up to the impression. 1972 J. Mosedale Football x. 142 While the pros proved that wasn't literally true, Trippi played up to the spirit of the comment. 1992 W. Greider Who will tell People Introd. 17 They have to talk to a bunch of Rotarians and play up to local leaders who are just dumb as stumps. extracted from playv. < as lemmas
随便看	to wish any one further to wish arch give one joy of to wish arch give one the joy of to wish at the devil to wish farther to wish for the moon to wish good day to wish good even to wish good evening to wish good morning to sit light on to sit light upon to sit lightly to sit like piffy to sit like piffy on a rock bun to sit loose to sit mum to sit mumchance to sit near one's heart to sit next one's heart to sit nigh one's heart to sit on to sit on a person's face to sit on a person's right hand to sit on a person's tail

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