plaything

play·thing

P0366100 (plā′thĭng′)n.1. Something to play with; a toy.2. One treated as a toy: a plaything of fate.

plaything

(ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ) n1. a toy2. a person regarded or treated as a toy: he thinks she is just his plaything.

play•thing

(ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ)

n. 1. a thing to play with; toy. 2. a person who is used capriciously and selfishly by another. [1665–75]

Thesaurus

Noun

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plaything - an artifact designed to be played withtoyartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholeball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neckcockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)doll, dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toydollhouse, doll's house - a small model of a house used as a toy by childrenFrisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competitionrocking horse, hobby, hobbyhorse - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ridehula-hoop - plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hipsjack-in-the-box - plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is openedjungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and playjumping jack - plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling stringskaleidoscope - an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrorskite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a stringLego, Lego set - (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical modelsMeccano, Meccano set - a child's construction set for making mechanical modelspea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a targetpinata - plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with stickspinwheel wind collector, pinwheel - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the windplayhouse, wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside ofpogo stick - plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumpingpopgun - plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping soundrattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shakensandpile, sandpit, sandbox - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play indandle 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 slidecatapult, slingshot, sling - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stonesstick horse - a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stickswing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forthteddy, teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)spinning top, teetotum, whirligig, top - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"train set - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run onsquirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts wateryo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

plaything

noun toy, amusement, game, pastime, trifle, trinket, bauble, gimcrack, gewgaw an untidy garden scattered with children's playthings

plaything

nounAn object for children to play with:toy.

Translations

玩具

play

(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 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. 做遊戲，參加比賽 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 扮演4. (of a play etc) to be performed. `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre. 上演 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 演奏6. (usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick). He played a trick on me. 玩弄 玩弄7. (usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc. I'll play you at tennis. 同...比賽 同...比赛8. (of light) to pass with a flickering movement. The firelight played across the ceiling. 閃動 闪动9. to direct (over or towards something). The firemen played their hoses over the burning house. 噴射 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) 出（牌） noun1. recreation; amusement. A person must have time for both work and play. 消遣 消遣2. an acted story; a drama. Shakespeare wrote many great plays. 戲劇 戏剧3. the playing of a game. At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs. (體育)比賽 （体育）比赛 4. freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine). (機器)空轉 （机器）空转 ˈplayer noun 比賽者 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. 適於遊戲的 适于游戏的ˈplayful adjective1. happy; full of the desire to play. a playful kitten. 愛玩的 爱玩的2. joking; not serious. a playful remark. 開玩笑的 开玩笑的ˈplayfully adverb 幽默地，開玩笑地 幽默地，开玩笑地 ˈplayfulness noun 幽默，好玩的，十分有趣的 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 花花公子ˈplayground noun an area in which children can play in a park, outside a school etc. (運動)遊戲場 （运动）游戏场 ˈplaying-card noun one of a pack of cards used in card games. 撲克牌 扑克牌ˈplaying-field noun a field which is specially prepared and used for sport. 運動場 运动场ˈplaymate noun a childhood friend. 兒童時期玩耍的伙伴 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. 遊戲圍欄 （供幼儿在内玩耍的）护栏 ˈplayschool noun an informal nursery school. (非正式)幼稚園 （非正式）幼儿园 ˈplaything noun a toy. 玩具 玩具ˈplaytime noun a set time for children to play (at school etc). The children go outside at playtime. 娛樂時間 娱乐时间ˈplaywright noun a person who writes plays. He is a famous playwright. 劇作家 剧作家at play playing. children at play. 玩耍 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. 發揮 发挥child's play something that is very easy. Of course you can do it – it's child's play! 極易的事 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. (球賽中的)死球，(球)出界 （球赛中的）活球，死球 play at1. to pretend to be etc. The children were playing at cowboys and Indians. 假裝 假装2. used when asking angrily what someone is doing. What does he think he's playing at (=doing)? 對某人敷衍了事行為表示不滿 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 播放play down to try to make (something) appear less important. He played down the fact that he had failed the exam. 貶低 贬低play fair to act honestly and fairly. 公平地行動，公平競爭 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. 為爭取時間而拖延 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. 對...造成嚴重破壞 对...造成严重破坏play into someone's hands to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do. 為某人利益而做 为某人利益而干play off (in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun ˈplay-off) 因不分勝負而進行的延長賽 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...之間撥弄是非(以圖從中取利) 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 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. 參與(沒有參與)... 参与（没有参与）... play safe to take no risks. 不冒險 不冒险play the game to act fairly and honestly. 行動光明正大 行动光明正大play up to be troublesome or disobedient. The children are playing up today. 令人煩惱 令人烦恼