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

• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• Do you want to play on the slide, joe?
  你想玩滑梯吗，乔？
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• 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。
• 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'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• 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。
• 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。