| 单词 | play-acting |
| 释义 | play-acting noun[U] uk/ˈpleɪ.æk.tɪŋ/us/ˈpleɪ.æk.t̬ɪŋ/anattempttohideyourfeelingsfrom otherpeople, or toentertainthem, bydeliberatelybehavingin a way that does notrepresentyourtruefeelings: 假装；演戏Don't take anynoticeof him - it's just play-acting.不要管他——他是在装腔作势。 Faking & pretending
Examplesofplay-actingplay-acting In thisplay-actingscenario, both parties exaggerate and flatten each other into caricatures in the course of an irritable and peevish exchange. From theCambridge English Corpus They developed shared meanings of particular actions and interpreted them in the context ofplay-acting. From theCambridge English Corpus The jarring term 'play-acting' just used deserves a bit of exegesis. From theCambridge English Corpus He knows that she knows they are bothplay-acting, but that such posturing and presentation are a necessary part of politics. From theCambridge English Corpus This is no more than well-organised politicalplay-actingbetween left and right. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It would be difficult to stage a less attractive piece of pre-arranged officialplay-actingthan that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This kind ofplay-actingis not adding to the quality of the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should have no truck with pretence andplay-acting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question ofplay-acting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, it was allplay-acting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is largely a bit ofplay-acting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The agitation of recent weeks would then actually have been nothing butplay-acting. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There certainly is not anyplay-acting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One form this can take is neglecting real problems in order to goplay-actingat the solution of imaginary ones or those totally outside the scope of local government power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We areplay-actingin this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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