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

• 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。
• I know you try to play down my part in the affair and play up your own.
  我知道你有意贬低我在这件事中起的作用，而抬高你自己。
• It was his back playing him up.
  是他的后背在作痛。
• 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。
• I don't like people who try to play up to me.
  我不喜欢那些想讨好我的人。
• I expect them to play up this afternoon.
  我希望他们下午比赛时拿出劲来。
• The engine had been playing up
  发动机一直有问题。
• He fouled the whole play up by forgetting his part.
  他把台词给忘了，以致将整个戏搞杂了。
• Some reporters like to play up sensational social news.
  有些记者喜欢渲染耸人听闻的社会新闻。
• He seems to want two good actors to play up to him.
  看来她需要两位好演员与她配戏。