| 单词 | play up |
| 释义 | play up (once / 5093 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY play up: played up, playing up, plays up USAGE EXAMPLESI think AeroFarms does not play up Newark enough on the packaging. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Playing up his Southern backwoods roots, his military career and his disdain of the political establishment, he treated politics as a form of performance art. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) I wanted a Cape Codder redux that downplayed the syrupy sweetness of the mixer while playing up its puckery side. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1 v move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent 2Syn|Ant|Hyper foreground, highlight, spotlight background, downplay, play down understate the importance or quality of bring out, set off direct attention to, as if by means of contrast v ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman Syn|Hyper cotton up, cozy up, shine up, sidle up, suck up ingratiate gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts |
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