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

• You mustn't play on the road.
  你一定不要在马路上玩。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• 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。
• 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。
• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it
  出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
• Go away, and play on the stairs till father and mother be ready!
  走开，到楼梯那儿去玩，等你爸爸和妈把事情说完！