playing
present participle ofplay
| 单词 | playing |
| 释义 | playing present participle ofplay play verb uk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/playverb(ENJOY)A1[I] When you play,especiallyas achild, youspendtimedoing anenjoyableand/orentertainingactivity: Thechildrenspenttheafternoonplayingwiththeirnewtoys. Mydaughterused to playwiththekidsnextdoor.
Children's games
playverb(GAME)A1[IorT] to takepartin agameor otherorganizedactivity: Do youwantto playcards/football(withus)? Irene won't beableto playinthetennismatchonSaturday. Whichteamdo you playfor? Luke plays centre-forward(= plays in thatpositionwithin theteam). B1[T] tocompeteagainst apersonorteamin agame: Who are the Giants playing nextweek? [T] tohitorkickaballin agame: He played theballbacktothegoalkeeper. A goodpoolplayertakestimedecidingwhichshotto play. [T] (in acardgame) tochooseacardfrom theonesyou areholdingand put it down on thetable: She played theaceofspades.
Sports & games generally
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing in sport General terms used in ball sports Card games playverb(ACT)B1[IorT] toperformanentertainmentor aparticularcharacterin a play,film, etc.: ScottishOpera playedtofullhouseseverynight. I didn'trealizethat "Macbeth" was playing(= beingperformed)atthefestival. In themovieversion, Branagh played thehero. [T] tobehaveorpretendin aparticularway,especiallyinordertoproduceaparticulareffectorresult: to playdead/dumb Would youmindplayinghost(=entertainingtheguests)? play a joke/trick B2 todeceivesomeone to make themlaughor inorderto get anadvantageover them: Shelovesplayingpracticaljokesonherfriends. play a part B2 tohelptoachievesomething: Mythanksto everyone who has played apartinsavingthehospital.
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Behaving, interacting and behaviour Cheating & tricking Helping and co-operating playverb(PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES)A2[IorT] toperformmusicon aninstrumentorinstruments: Helearnedto play theclarinetat theageof ten. [+ two objects]Play us asong!/Play asongforus! On Radio London they playAfricanandSouthAmericanmusicas well asrockandpop. They couldhearajazzbandplaying in thedistance. A2[IorT] to (causeamachineto)producesoundor apicture: Play the last fewminutesof thevideoagain.
Playing music
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Recording sounds and images Using and misusing playverb(MOVE)[IorT] todirector bedirectedover or onto something: Firefighters playedtheirhosesontothebaseof thefire. Afountainwas playing(=sendingoutwater)in thecourtyardoutside. [I+ adv/prep] (of something yousee, such aslight) tomovequicklyor beseenfor ashorttime: Asmileplayedacross/over/onhislips. General words for movement
playverb(RISK MONEY)[T] toriskmoney,especiallyon theresultsofracesorbusinessdeals,hopingtowinmoremoney: He playsthehorses/thestockmarket. Gambling & bookmaking
Idiomsbe playing atsomething go play with yourself! have it all to play for havesomethingto play with play big play the race, gender, etc. card playsomeoneattheirown game playyourcards right play (something) by ear play it by ear play (merry) hell withsomething play (it) safe play it straight play a joke/trick onsomeone play ball play both ends against the middle play fair play footsie play for time play games play God play hard to get play hardball play it cool play possum play second fiddle play silly buggers play small play the field play the game play the system play to the gallery play to the whistle Phrasal verbsplay along play around play around withsomething play atsomething playsomethingback playsomethingdown play off playsomeone/somethingoff againstsomeone/something play on/uponsomething playsomethingout playitselfout play out playsomethingup play(someone)up play up play up tosomeone play withsomething play withyourself Examplesofplayingplaying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, both players receive the highest payoff by bothplayingtheir first or second strategy. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only primates and cetaceans, but also other long-lived mammals, like elephants, have femalesplayingactive (crucial) post-reproductive roles. From theCambridge English Corpus Not surprisingly, language and culture areplayingimportant roles in the struggle to reclaim the land. From theCambridge English Corpus But his past argues that he might not beplayingthings straight. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether children areplaying, or learning language or math skills, they are also receiving training in executive function skills at the same time. From theCambridge English Corpus Two different trained coders rated all of the children's responses separately for the drawing and theplayingscenarios. From theCambridge English Corpus Non-verbal cooperation was employed when the group was engaged inplayingtogether and included musical and visual cues. From theCambridge English Corpus They are mainly non-verbal and all three are primarily concerned with the experience ofplaying. From theCambridge English Corpus Prior to the first session, we asked each participant to think of a specific area of theirplayingor performance they wanted to improve. From theCambridge English Corpus As such it is a practical guide which yields considerable insight into the culture and craft of orchestralplaying. From theCambridge English Corpus Creative children are often learning and thinking when they appear to beplayingaround, often in manipulative or exploratory activities. From theCambridge English Corpus What is required, therefore, is a 'levelplayingfield' in the sense of an equality of opportunity for demonstrating the use of skills. From theCambridge English Corpus The most popular activity wasplayinga musical instrument (17%), followed by dancing (12%). From theCambridge English Corpus The stages of house design reflect different stages of the power politics and gameplaying. From theCambridge English Corpus I also conceived that the principle of broken up lightplayingon a photo-electric cell would be the best means of making it practical. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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