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 will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• And they will play on your big screen.
  视频就会在大屏幕的电视上播放。
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• 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。
• Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church
  他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• I don't have any idea what's happening. I've come to play on the team.
  我都不知道发生了什么事情，我是来打球的。
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• 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。
• 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。