playground

play·ground

P0365000 (plā′ground′)n.1. a. An outdoor area featuring equipment designed for recreation and play, such as seesaws and swings.b. An indoor area, such as a room at a community center, that is set up with similar equipment.2. A field or sphere of unrestricted pleasurable activity: "Foreign affairs had been T.R.'s personal playground during his Presidency" (John Dos Passos).

playground

(ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd) n1. an outdoor area for children's play, esp one having swings, slides, etc, or adjoining a school2. a place or region particularly popular as a sports or holiday resort3. a sphere of activity: reading was his private playground.

play•ground

(ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd)

n. 1. an area used by children for outdoor recreation, usu. containing play equipment such as slides and swings. 2. any popular recreation area, as a resort. 3. the area or sphere of a particular activity. [1770–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	playground - an area where many people go for recreationresort area, vacation spotresort hotel, spa - a fashionable hotel usually in a resort areaarea, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"holiday resort, resort, resort hotel - a hotel located in a resort areaspa, watering hole, watering place - a health resort near a spring or at the seasideborscht belt, borscht circuit, borsht belt, borsht circuit - (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests; "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"
	2.	playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's playdandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, teeter-totter, tilting board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either endplayground slide, sliding board, slide - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slideswing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forthcurtilage, grounds, yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"

playground

noun play park, play area, recreation ground, adventure playground (Brit.) a children's zoo with a playground

Translations

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(plei) verb1. to amuse oneself. The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.玩2. to take part in (games etc). He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards – who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening. 做游戏，参加比赛 3. to act in a play etc; to act (a character). She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.扮演4. (of a play etc) to be performed. `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.上演5. to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument). She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.演奏6. (usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick). He played a trick on me.玩弄7. (usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc. I'll play you at tennis.同...比赛8. (of light) to pass with a flickering movement. The firelight played across the ceiling.闪动9. to direct (over or towards something). The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.喷射10. to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game. He played the seven of hearts. 出（牌） noun1. recreation; amusement. A person must have time for both work and play.消遣2. an acted story; a drama. Shakespeare wrote many great plays.戏剧3. the playing of a game. At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs. （体育）比赛 4. freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine). （机器）空转 ˈplayer noun比赛者ˈplayable adjective (negative unplayable) (of a ground, pitch etc) not good enough for a game to be played on it. Because of the rain the referee decided the ground was not playable.适于游戏的ˈplayful adjective1. happy; full of the desire to play. a playful kitten.爱玩的2. joking; not serious. a playful remark.开玩笑的ˈplayfully adverb 幽默地，开玩笑地 ˈplayfulness noun 幽默，好玩的，十分有趣的 ˈplayboy noun a rich man who spends his time and money on pleasure. 花花公子ˈplayground noun an area in which children can play in a park, outside a school etc. （运动）游戏场 ˈplaying-card noun one of a pack of cards used in card games. 扑克牌ˈplaying-field noun a field which is specially prepared and used for sport. 运动场ˈplaymate noun a childhood friend. 儿童时期玩耍的伙伴ˈplaypen noun a small wooden structure with bars on every side in which a small child can play safely. （供幼儿在内玩耍的）护栏 ˈplayschool noun an informal nursery school. （非正式）幼儿园 ˈplaything noun a toy. 玩具ˈplaytime noun a set time for children to play (at school etc). The children go outside at playtime.娱乐时间ˈplaywright noun a person who writes plays. He is a famous playwright.剧作家at play playing. children at play.在玩耍bring/come into play to (cause to) be used or exercised. The job allowed him to bring all his talents into play.发挥child's play something that is very easy. Of course you can do it – it's child's play!极易的事in play, out of play (of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc. （球赛中的）活球，死球 play at1. to pretend to be etc. The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.假装2. used when asking angrily what someone is doing. What does he think he's playing at (=doing)? 对某人敷衍了事行为表示不满 play back to play (music, speech etc) on a record or tape after it has just been recorded (noun ˈplay-back) 播放play down to try to make (something) appear less important. He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.贬低play fair to act honestly and fairly. 公平地行动，公平竞争 play for time to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve. 为争取时间而拖延play havoc with to cause a lot of damage to. The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.对...造成严重破坏play into someone's hands to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do. 为某人利益而干play off (in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun ˈplay-off) 加时赛（平局后再赛以决胜负） play off against to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage. He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money. 在...之间拨弄是非（以图从中取利） play on to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc). He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.利用play a/no part in (not) to be one of the people who are doing (something). He played no part in the robbery. 参与（没有参与）... play safe to take no risks. 不冒险play the game to act fairly and honestly. 行动光明正大play up to be troublesome or disobedient. The children are playing up today.令人烦恼

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Is there a playground near here? (US)
Is there a play park near here? (UK) → 附近有游乐园吗？

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