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。
• 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 want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• I don't want to miss seeing that play on television tonight.
  我不想错过今晚在电视屏幕上看这出戏的机会。
• 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。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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！
• 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。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• I want to play on the big table. 'I replied.
  ‘我想在那张大球桌上打球，’我答道。