1.〈美〉勇敢行动,大事渲染
2.开始奏乐,越发使劲弹奏;(比赛等时)奋战
3.〈口〉嘲弄,逗弄,耍戏,撩
1.to try to persuade people to believe that something is more important than it is
2.to cause difficulties or pain for someone
1.But I do wish we wouldn't play up to the " it always rains in London" stereotypes so much.
当然我真的希望他们不要再加强“伦敦总下雨”的刻板印象了。
2.A: You see, when he was trying to play up tome, I only thought he might ask me for a favor. I didn't think he would hit me below the belt.
你知道，当他努力讨好我时，我只以为他可能要我帮一个忙，我没有想到他会背后放冷枪。
3.The team did not play up to its best today.
那球队今天发挥得不是很理想。
4.He said that the six parties did not sit together to play up their differences and rather sought ways to solve problems.
他说，六方这次坐到一起，不是为了扩大和渲染分歧，而是在承认分歧的基础上，寻找解决问题的途径，开辟解决问题的前景。
5.Was Obama consciously trying to play up to a stereotype of the young black man?
是Obama刻意要渲染出一个典型黑人男孩的形象么？
6.The sick man seemed to fall into a gap of death, at her contradiction. She ought to play up to him, not to contravene him.
听到她的谢绝声，病人似乎一下坠入了死谷。她应该使他高兴，不该违背他的请求。
7.The romance of the French, the usual coffee with a bowl of milk (Oulei coffee), continued to play up a happy mood throughout the morning.
而浪漫的法国人，则惯常用一大碗牛奶咖啡（欧蕾咖啡），渲染持续一整个早上的雀跃心情。
8.So you are going to see a bit of what your news media loves to play up: drama.
因此，将会发生一些戏剧性的事件——你们新闻媒介会大肆炒作。
9.To make the most of each game , you can choose to place wagers in all three circles on the table and play up to three hands at a time .
要最大的利用每一局牌，您可以在一局牌内，把筹码放到牌桌上的三个下注圈，三手牌同时玩。
10.Swift even says that she enjoys showing others how adding a touch of this or a smidgen of that can play up your natural features. . .
斯威夫特甚至说，她喜欢展示别人怎样加入这个触摸或一点点的，可以发挥你的自然特征。