play on

英 [pleɪ ɒn]

美 [pleɪ ɑːn]

利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 利用（恐惧、弱点或过失）
  If youplay onsomeone's fears, weaknesses, or faults, you deliberately use them in order to persuade that person to do something, or to achieve what you want.
  1. ...an election campaign which plays on the population's fear of change...
     利用民众惧变心理的竞选活动
  2. I felt guilty saying that, playing on her generosity.
     我说这话是利用了她的慷慨，对此我感到愧疚。

双语例句

• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• I want to play on the big table. 'I replied.
  ‘我想在那张大球桌上打球，’我答道。
• I wish I had seen the play on TV the other night.
  我希望那天晚上看了那部电视剧。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• We are forbidden to play on the pasture belonging to him.
  他不准我们在他的牧草地上玩耍。
• Personally, I find a good play on tv's interesting.
  我个人觉得电视上好的剧目很有意思。
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• But he wants me to play on a radio show tomorrow.
  但是他要我明天上广播节目演奏。