在你不知道的情況下，搭配是一些單詞組成的短語(yǔ)，它們比你想象的要常用的多。當(dāng)這些單詞放在一起使用時(shí)，他們就有了特殊的含義。

Play是一個(gè)常用單詞。作為一個(gè)名詞，它指的是一種現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演。作為一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，它通常意味著做一些與運(yùn)動(dòng)和游戲相關(guān)的事情，也可以用來(lái)描述演奏樂(lè)器。然而，在一些其他環(huán)境下，英語(yǔ)使用者也會(huì)使用play這個(gè)詞。這里將列出一些play的搭配。

1. To play a role (in)
在….中扮演角色

Play最常見(jiàn)的用法之一就是這個(gè)短語(yǔ)play a role in。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)意為，一個(gè)人、一件事、一個(gè)公司或者是一個(gè)事件在某事中扮演著一個(gè)角色。

In this phrase, the word role can be preceded by words that show how important this role was to whatever is being described. Common adjectives include important, major, key, crucial, significant, large, and vital.
在這個(gè)短語(yǔ)中，單詞role可以用一些詞來(lái)說(shuō)明這個(gè)角色對(duì)被描述的事物而言有多么重要。常放在role之前的形容詞有important, major, key, crucial, significant, large, 和 vital。

All of these adjectives mean that the role played was very important – perhaps meaning that the result could not have been possible without the thing.
這些形容詞都表示被扮演的角色很重要 –也許這意味著如果沒(méi)有這個(gè)角色，某種結(jié)果是不可能出現(xiàn)的。

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Deciding to travel instead of going straight to college after high school played a major role in my life.
高中畢業(yè)去旅行而不是直接上大學(xué)，這個(gè)決定在我的生活中扮演者重要的角色。

Ronald played a key role in helping the team win today.
羅納德在幫助球隊(duì)贏得今天的比賽中發(fā)揮了關(guān)鍵作用。

2. To play a part (in)
在…中扮演角色/起作用

Play a part 和play a role很相似。它們都表示某事起著…樣的作用。

The difference is that playing a role is usually used to describe someone or something that has a large role. Playing a part can also be more important, but if someone or something wasn’t important, they usually play a part, not a role.
區(qū)別就在于play a role用來(lái)描述某物或者某人起著很重要的作用，play a part也可以表示起著重要的作用，但是如果扮演的角色不是很重要，那么就應(yīng)該用play a part而不是play a role。

That means that adjectives that go before part can include small, insignificant, and fleeting.
這就意味著可以放在part之前的形容詞有small, insignificant 和fleeting。

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Bobby only played a fleeting part in working on the project, but he’s trying to take all the credit.
博比只是在這個(gè)項(xiàng)目中扮演著一個(gè)微小的角色，但是他卻試圖把所有的功勞都攬?jiān)谧约荷砩稀?/div>

Sandra keeps saying she only played an insignificant part in the company’s success, but she is seriously downplaying how important she was.
桑德拉一直說(shuō)她只是在公司的成功中扮演了一個(gè)無(wú)足輕重的角色，但她是在對(duì)自己的重要性輕描淡寫。

3. Play your cards right
處理得當(dāng)，某事做得正確

Play your cards right 是來(lái)自于紙牌游戲的一個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)，意為舉止得當(dāng)。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)可以在任何情況下使用。

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If you play your cards right, I will buy you a chocolate bar when we leave the store.
如果你表現(xiàn)得好，離開(kāi)商店時(shí)我會(huì)給你買一塊巧克力。

I didn’t think it was possible but I was able to get a well-paying job and ace my classes when I played my cards right!
我認(rèn)為這不可能，但是如果我表現(xiàn)得好，我的確能得到一份高薪的工作！

4. Play for time
為爭(zhēng)取時(shí)間而拖延

Playing for time means that you deliberately try to delay something. It doesn’t matter what you do to try to delay it, but usually, if you play for time you are trying to delay a difficult decision of some sort.
Play for time意為故意拖延某事。你為了拖延這件事做了什么并不重要，但是通常來(lái)說(shuō)，如果你拖延時(shí)間就說(shuō)明你正在推遲做某種重要的決定。

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His excuses were terrible for continuing to delay the meeting so I could tell he was just playing for time.
他推遲會(huì)議的接口很糟糕，所以我敢斷定他只是在拖延時(shí)間。

Tom was too pushy so he left me no choice but to play for time.
湯姆太咄咄逼人了，他讓我別無(wú)選擇，只好拖延時(shí)間。

5. Play it safe
不冒險(xiǎn)；求穩(wěn)；小心翼翼；在牌戲中采取穩(wěn)定的措施

If you would rather be conservative than take risks, you can play it safe. Regardless of the benefits that you might get from trying different things, play it safe to avoid losses.
如果你寧愿保守，也不愿冒險(xiǎn)，你就可以小心翼翼。盡管你在嘗試不同事物的過(guò)程中獲得了很多益處，為了避免損失，你都要小心行事。

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He played it safe by not gambling when he went to Las Vegas.
他去拉斯維加斯時(shí)沒(méi)有賭博，這是謹(jǐn)慎行事。

Sometimes playing it safe pays off; sometimes it doesn’t.
有時(shí)候謹(jǐn)慎行事是有回報(bào)的，有時(shí)候則不是。

6. Play with fire
玩火；輕舉妄動(dòng)；冒險(xiǎn)

The opposite of playing it safe is playing with fire. When you play with fire, you take a very big risk, often risks that are unnecessary.
Play it safe的反義詞是play with fire. 當(dāng)你玩火時(shí)，你會(huì)冒很大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，而這往往是不必要的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

While what you can gain from taking risks is considerable, it is also extremely risky. Think of a performer who performs with fire. They are appealing because what they do includes a lot of danger.
雖然通過(guò)冒險(xiǎn)你的收獲相當(dāng)可觀，但是這風(fēng)險(xiǎn)極大。想想一個(gè)用火表演的表演者。他們很有吸引力，因?yàn)樗麄冏龅氖虑橛泻艽蟮娘L(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

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Are you sure? It sounds like you might be playing with fire on that one.
你確定嗎？這聽(tīng)起來(lái)你好象是在玩火。

Playing with fire can really pay off if it works out.
如果起作用的話，冒險(xiǎn)也可以奏效。

7. Play it cool
抑制住感情，沉著冷靜；玩酷； 不露聲色

When they go on a date, a lot of people try to play it cool! Instead of showing any signs of nervousness, they will pretend they are perfectly calm and even unaffected.
約會(huì)時(shí)，很多人都想耍酷！他們不會(huì)表現(xiàn)出任何的緊張跡象，他們會(huì)假裝非常平靜，甚至不受影響。

Playing it cool usually means that someone is setting up a fa?ade, or showing a part of themselves that is not genuine. Along with playing it cool at dates, you can play it cool during interviews, business transactions, at a doctor’s appointment, etc.
耍酷通常意味著某人正在建一種假象，或者是展示自己不真實(shí)的一面。除了在約會(huì)中表現(xiàn)得很酷，你還可以在面試、商務(wù)交易、醫(yī)生預(yù)約時(shí)表現(xiàn)得很酷。

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He tried to play it cool as much as he could but with the sweat running down his face, it’s obvious that he is very nervous.
他想盡可能冷靜下來(lái)，但是汗水從臉上流下來(lái)，很明顯他很緊張。

Don’t force yourself to play it cool – only do it if you really feel it!
不要強(qiáng)迫自己冷靜下來(lái) – 只有在你真正感覺(jué)到的時(shí)候才這樣去做。

8. Play it by ear
隨機(jī)行事；無(wú)計(jì)劃地進(jìn)行

When you don’t know how to prepare for something, you should play it by ear. This means that you take the situation into consideration and adjust as it develops.
當(dāng)你不知道如何準(zhǔn)備某事時(shí)，你應(yīng)該隨機(jī)行事。這就意味著你要考慮到眼下的情況并且隨著事情的發(fā)展而進(jìn)行調(diào)整。

This expression can be used for any situation; it doesn’t only apply to situations that you can hear.
這個(gè)表達(dá)可以用于任何情況，它不僅適用于你能聽(tīng)到的情況。

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The spies were used to playing it by ear.
間諜們習(xí)慣于隨機(jī)行事。

Sometimes playing it by ear can get you really incredible results.
有時(shí)候隨機(jī)行事會(huì)有意想不到的效果。

9. Play up
夸大；夸口

To play something up means to make the situation seem bigger, more important, more dramatic, or more extreme than it really is.
夸大某些東西意味著使情況看起來(lái)更大，更重要，更有戲劇性，或者更極端。

While it doesn’t mean deliberately lying about it, the term does mean exaggerating something – highlighting the details of it and making them seem more noteworthy.
雖然這不意味著故意撒謊，但是這個(gè)詞確實(shí)意味著夸大一些事情 — 突出其中的細(xì)節(jié)，讓他們看起來(lái)更加引人注目。

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Did he try just try to play up his success? He forgot that I have been with him every step of the way!
他只是試著去夸大他自己的成功嗎?他忘記了我一直和他在一起!

Playing up your weaknesses is a surefire way to get your application rejected.
夸大你的弱點(diǎn)一定是使你的申請(qǐng)被拒絕的原因。

10. Play down
貶低；降低；減少

The opposite of playing up is to play down. Instead of making something bigger, playing down means to try to keep something on the down low, to keep it small, and to make it seem like a smaller deal than it really is. If someone is very humble, they are probably trying to play down their accomplishments.
Play up的反義詞就是play down。Play down意味著試圖將某事保持在低水平，使某事化小，甚至要比它的真實(shí)水平還要小而不是夸大它。如果某人非常謙虛，他們很可能試圖貶低他們的成就。

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Wow, he really played down your qualifications! Your experience and education make you the perfect candidate for this job.
哇，他就是在貶低你的資歷！你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和教育背景都說(shuō)明你才是這份工作最好的人選。

Don’t play down your skills if you are trying to pitch your services to a potential client.
如果你想向潛在的客戶推銷你的服務(wù)，那就不要貶低你的技能。

11. Play ball
屈服；開(kāi)始活動(dòng)；開(kāi)始賽球

Playing ball means to go with the flow, give in, or do what the other person wants you to do. Even if you would rather do something your own way, you might choose to give in because someone else, such as your boss or parents, insist on something else.
Play ball是指隨波逐流，屈服，或者做別人想讓你做的事情。即使你寧愿做自己想做的事，你也可以選擇放棄，因?yàn)閯e人(如你的老板或父母)堅(jiān)持要做別的事情。

Note that play ball also has the literal meaning of playing a sport, so do not get confused if you see it used in that context!
請(qǐng)注意play ball 也有做運(yùn)動(dòng)賽球的意思，所以如果看到這個(gè)詞在這個(gè)背景之下使用，不要感到困惑！

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It looks like the boss wants us to do things her way. Alright then, let’s play ball!
看起來(lái)老板希望我們按照她的方式做事。好吧，我們屈服！

What else do you want me to do? I already said I would play ball!
你還想讓我做什么？我已經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)我要打球了！

Sports
運(yùn)動(dòng)

When it comes to sports, there are a number of words that you can use to describe them. While we generally say playing sports, some sports, such as running, ballet, or swimming, use different words. We go running, do ballet, and go swimming.
談到運(yùn)動(dòng)，你可以用許多詞來(lái)描述它們。我們通常都說(shuō)做運(yùn)動(dòng)，然而一些運(yùn)動(dòng)，例如跑步，芭蕾舞或者是游泳，我們用不同的詞來(lái)描述它們。我們?nèi)ヅ懿?，跳芭蕾，去游泳?/div>

Below are some sports that we play rather than go or do.
以下是一些運(yùn)動(dòng)，我們通常用play而不是go 或者do來(lái)形容。

Play badminton
打羽毛球

Play ping pong
打乒乓球

Play football
踢足球

Play soccer
踢足球

Play baseball
打棒球

Play tennis
打網(wǎng)球

Play hockey
打曲棍球

Play chess
下象棋

Play squash
打壁球

Play volleyball
打排球

Play basketball
打籃球

Play cricket
打板球

Play board and card games
玩滑板和紙牌游戲

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