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

• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• Do you want to play on the slide, joe?
  你想玩滑梯吗，乔？
• I like to play on the swing and he likes to play on the seesaw.
  我喜欢玩荡秋千而他喜欢玩跷跷板。
• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。
• 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。
• 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。
• The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.
  那个新学生依然无所适从，他还不知道同学们彼此间玩的什么把戏。
• 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。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。