play up

英 [pleɪ ʌp]

美 [pleɪ ʌp]

强调…的重要性; 夸大; 渲染; （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦; （小孩）淘气，不听话

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 强调…的重要性；夸大；渲染
  If youplay upsomething, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.
  1. The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
     媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
  2. His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
     他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。
• PHRASAL VERB （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦
  If something such as a machine or a part of your bodyis playing uporis playingyouup, it is causing problems because it is not working properly.
  1. The engine had been playing up...
     发动机一直有问题。
  2. It was his back playing him up.
     是他的后背在作痛。
• PHRASAL VERB （小孩）淘气，不听话
  When childrenplay up, they are naughty and difficult to control.
  1. Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
     帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。

英英释义

verb

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  1. The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
  Synonym:foregroundhighlightspotlight
• ingratiate oneself to
  1. She is playing up to the chairman
  Synonym:cozy upcotton upshine upsidle upsuck up

双语例句

• He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
  他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用，而拼命抬高他自己的份量。
• She likes to play up her part in the deal.
  她喜欢在交易中强调自己的作用。
• The liner came into collision with an oil-tanker Play up! It's your turn.
  这艘客轮与一油轮相撞。加油啊！轮到你了。
• The engine had been playing up
  发动机一直有问题。
• She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
  她想贬低他在这件事里起的作用，夸大自己的作用。
• He wanted two good actresses to play up to him.
  他想要两个出色的女演员担任配角。
• The media played up the prospects for a settlement
  媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
• I may work in the mud, but I certainly like to play up in the clouds.
  也许我的工作不是很好，但是我也想要过上流生活。
• It seems that she needs two good actors to play up to her.
  看来他需要两个好演员来配合他。
• Consider staying in your industry but moving to a new role so you can play up your industry knowledge.
  你可以考虑呆在你目前的行业，不过换个新的岗位，这样你就可以积累行业知识。