| 释义 |
play oneself inBritish Become accustomed to the circumstances and conditions of a game or activity: once he had played himself in he was an excellent stroke-maker...- It's good for people who want to watch a game after work, but I think the art of batting is to work out the pitch and play yourself in.
- In the circumstances, Jayawardene and Nawaz were forced to play themselves in cautiously, with the inevitable result of a drop in the scoring rate.
- Scott, the young amateur, played himself in steadily before opening out with a string of sparkling strokes.
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