گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'play'

1 عمومی:: بازی‌

2 عمومی:: سرگرمی‌ مخصوص‌

3 عمومی:: پلی نفتی

4 عمومی:: پلی

5 عمومی:: تفریح‌

6 عمومی:: نواختن‌ ساز و غیره‌

1 general:: play on/upon sth If you play on/upon someone's feelings, you encourage and make unfair use of these feelings in order to get an advantage for yourself • I hate marketing strategies that play on people's fears and prejudices.

2 general:: play (sb) up UK informal to cause someone pain • His knee's been playing him up again. • My stomach was playing up so I had to go home.

3 general:: play sth back [ M ] If you play back something that has been recorded, you put it through a machine so that you can listen to it or watch it • The message I recorded for the answering machine sounded terrible when I played it back.

4 general:: play itself out If a situation plays itself out, it develops until nothing more can happen and it is no longer very important • We were forced to stand back and let the crisis play itself out.

5 general:: play verbs write a play • So far, he has written three plays. go to (see) a play • While we were in New York, we went to a play. see a play • I’ve never seen the play. watch a play • Some of the audience were talking instead of watching the play. perform a play • The play was performed by Brighton Youth Theatre. act/perform/appear in a play • She acted in many plays on the London stage. be in a play (= be performing in a play ) • Michael is currently in a play on Broadway. do a play spoken (= arrange it or perform in it ) • Bob asked if I would do this play, and I agreed. put on a play (= arrange for it to be performed ) • The school puts on a Nativity play every Christmas. direct a play (= tell the actors what to do ) • The play is directed by Paulette Randall. produce/stage a play (= arrange its performance ) rehearse a play (= practise it ) • We spent weeks rehearsing the play. a play opens (= its performances start ) • The play opens in San Francisco on Wednesday for a three-week run. a play runs (= it continues to be performed ) • The play ran for five months. a play closes (= its performances stop ) • The play closes on Sunday, so don’t miss it! ADJECTIVES/NOUN + play a stage play (= a play in a theatre ) • I occasionally write reviews of local stage plays. a TV/radio play (= a play written to be performed on TV/radio ) • This horror story would make a good radio play. a school play • I got a small part in the school play. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' give a play '. Say put on a play .

6 general:: play around/about with sth to try out different methods or different things, before deciding which one to choose • We've been playing around with ideas for a new TV show. • Why don't you play about with the different fonts on the computer and see which one you want to use?

7 general::   verb of children VERB + PLAY let sb The other children wouldn't let him play. PREP. at Let's play at pirates! | with a little girl playing with her toys game/sport ADV. brilliantly, excellently, superbly, well | badly VERB + PLAY learn to | teach sb to | be difficult to, be easy to | see sb, watch sb PREP. against United are difficult to play against. | at I've never played John at tennis. | for He plays for Aston Villa. | in She has played in every match this season. | with playing cards with her mother music ADV. brilliantly, excellently, superbly, well | badly | live The band will be playing live in the studio. VERB + PLAY learn to learning to play the violin | teach sb to | be easy to, be difficult to a piece that is relatively easy to play | hear sb Have you ever heard her play?

8 general:: play sb/sth off against sb/sth [ M ] to encourage one person or group to compete or argue with another, hoping to get some advantage from this situation • Management policy seemed to be to play one department off against another.

9 general:: play along to do what someone asks you to do, for a limited period of time • I know you don't like Jack's idea, but just play along with him for a while.

10 general:: play up to sb to try to make someone like you and treat you well by behaving in a way you think will please them • Julia knows how to play up to the supervisors - she can always get time off work when she wants it.

11 general:: play at sth 2. to do something for enjoyment or interest, or without much care and effort, not in a serious way or as a job • She's only playing at being an actress - she's going off to law school next year.

12 general:: play with sth TOUCH 2. disapproving to keep touching and moving something around with no purpose or interest • Stop playing with your hair! • She was just playing with her food - she didn't eat a mouthful.

13 general:: play sth out [ M ] to pretend that an imaginary situation or event is really happening • In the psychotherapy group, patients were free to play out their fantasies.

14 general:: play with sth IDEA 1. to consider an idea or plan • Patricia and I were playing ( around ) with the idea/possibility of moving to Glasgow.

15 general:: play up MACHINE 2. If a machine plays up, it does not work as it should • The starter motor was playing up again.

16 general:: play off to play a game, in a team sport, to decide which side will win • United and Rangers are playing off for the championship.

17 general:: play up CHILD 1. UK When children play up, they behave badly • The boys have been playing up at school again.

18 general:: play sth up [ M ] to emphasize a particular quality or part of something, or make it seem more important than it really is, usually for your own advantage • The official report plays up the likely benefits of the scheme, but glosses over the costs.

19 general:: play sth down [ M ] to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is • Military spokespeople tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.

20 general:: verb frolicked: The children played with their toys. verb dallied: He played with his food. verb acted: She played the part of the mother. noun drama: We saw a play at the theater. noun jest: It was done in play.

21 general::   noun activity done for fun ADJ. outdoor | creative, imaginative, pretend PLAY + NOUN area | equipment | scheme The local council runs some good play schemes. PREP. at ~ Children spend hours at play. | in ~ I only said it in play (= not seriously). drama ADJ. one-act | radio, television | musical | miracle, morality, mystery, nativity, passion The children always perform a nativity play every Christmas. VERB + PLAY review The play is reviewed in most of today's papers. PREP. ~ about a play about teenage runawaysPERFORMANCE (for more verbs) in sport ADJ. excellent, good | fair | dangerous, dirty, foul, rough, violent He was sent off for foul play. VERB + PLAY stop Rain stopped play 40 minutes into the match. PREP. in ~ The ball is still in play. | out of ~ He kicked the ball out of play. PHRASES at close/start of play (in cricket) At close of play he had scored 38 not out.

22 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with PLAY, Also see ALL WORK AND NO PLAY; CHILD'S PLAY; DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, PLAY; FAIR PLAY; FOUL PLAY; GAME THAT TWO CAN PLAY; GRANDSTAND PLAY; IN PLAY; MAKE A PLAY FOR; MUSICAL CHAIRS, PLAY; SQUEEZE PLAY; TRUMP CARD, PLAY ONE'S.

23 general:: play around SEX 2. ( UK also play about ) informal disapproving If someone who is married or has a serious relationship plays around, they have sex with another person or people • If she finds out he's been playing around with his secretary, there'll be trouble.

24 general:: play around BE SILLY 1. ( UK also play about ) informal to behave in a silly way • Stop playing around and get on with your homework! • I wish you wouldn't play about with that - you'll break it.

25 general:: play out mainly US When a situation plays out, it happens and develops • The debate will play out in the meetings and in the media over the next week or two.

26 general:: play at sth 1. to pretend to be a particular person or to do a particular thing, usually as a game • The children were playing at Batman and Robin.