n.
1.game,give and take. hand-to-hand struggle比賽，互斗，交手。
△H.V.4.8.115(109):“even play of battle.”i.e.equal hand-to-hand struggle. 平等的交手。 make one's play: win one's game at cards贏牌。
△H.VIII.1.4.46:“Yes,if I make my play.”(with animplication of love-making.) 是的，只要我（在玩牌或調(diào)情中）能耍贏的話。
2. love play,game of love愛情游戲。
△H.VIII.1.3.44:“beaten / A long time out of play，”在情場中早就敗下陣來。
play
vt. play for,contend in a game for wager拿…打賭，以…賭輸贏，押上（賭注）。
△H.V.4.Cho.18:“Theconfident and over-lusty French / Do the low-ratedEnglish play at dice；”信心十足而興高采烈的法國人在擲骰子，拿被低估的英國人打賭。
△Tw.2.5.210 (190):“Shall Iplay my freedom at tray-trip,and become thy bondslave?”我要不要擲一回骰子賭我的自由，然后做你的奴隸？
～ vi.
1.make a wager打賭。
△Mer.3.2.214 (213):“We'llplay with them the first boy for a thousand ducats.”我們要跟他打賭一千塊錢，看誰先生出一個(gè)男孩。
2.?gamble,hazard賭博，冒險(xiǎn)。
?copulate交媾。
△Oth.4.3.86 (84): “and as many to the vantage aswould store the world they played for.”此外還有更多，足夠塞滿她們用冒險(xiǎn)(雙關(guān)：私通)換來的世界。
Phrases:
play false: ? act not honestly行為不正。
△Mer.1.2.47 (44):“played false with a smith.”跟一個(gè)鐵匠私通。
? act treacherously做事奸詐。
△2H.VI.3.1.184: “Be-shrew the winners,for they played me false!”詛咒那些得勝者，因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)我使用了奸計(jì)！
play for: contend as in a game for （像在比賽中那樣）為…而競爭。
△H.V.3.6.121(112):“for when lenity andcruelty play for a kingdom.”因?yàn)楫?dāng)寬厚和殘暴在為一個(gè)王國而競爭的時(shí)候。
play off: toss off(a bumper),drink up (liquor),fin-ish把（滿杯酒）一飲而盡，喝干（酒），干。
△1H.IV.2.4.17(16): “and when you breathe in your watering,theycry‘hem! ’and bid you play it off.”當(dāng)你喝酒當(dāng)中停下來喘口氣，他們就會(huì)喊一聲“嗨！”叫你干杯。
play the man: act the part of a warrior,show manlycourage像勇士那樣行動(dòng)，表現(xiàn)出男子漢的勇氣。
△1H.VI.1.6.15: “All France will be replete with mirth andjoy. / When they shall hear how we have played themen.”當(dāng)大家聽說我們怎樣英勇作戰(zhàn)時(shí)，全法蘭西都會(huì)充滿了高興和歡樂。
play the woman with one's eyes: i.e. weep用眼睛扮演婦女的角色，（指）流淚。
△Mac.4.3.229 (230): “O. Icould play the woman with mine eyes. / And braggartwith my tongue!”啊，我能用我的眼睛扮演婦女的角色，也能用舌頭說出豪言壯語！
play[plei]
n. 比賽，運(yùn)動(dòng)，游戲劇本，表演 v.比賽開始，進(jìn)行比賽，彈奏，演奏，試奏，扮演，播放，放音
◇come into play開始使用
fair play公平競爭
give (allow) full play to使充分發(fā)揮
play a part in參與
play along with參加
play at sight一看見樂譜就奏得出
play at sth.敷衍了事
play at胡鬧
play away在外地比賽
play back放音
play by ear憑聽覺記憶演奏
play even打成平局
play first fiddle擔(dān)任首席小提琴手
play for the gallery作迎合觀眾趣味的表演
play in奏樂迎接
play music奏
play off使…相斗
play on繼續(xù)演奏，利用
play second fiddle擔(dān)任第 二小提琴手
play the ape模仿
play the drum打鼓
play the electronic piano彈電子琴
play the fool扮丑角
play the part of扮演
play the role of擔(dān)任…角色
play the shot擊球
play third fiddle跑龍?zhí)祝缪轃o足輕重的角色
play to the gallery作迎合觀眾趣味的表演
play up開始奏樂，夸大重要性，渲染
play with玩
play your shot at the weaker找較弱的對(duì)手
‖accompaniment play伴奏播放
assist play輔助演奏
auto play自動(dòng)演奏
one-act play獨(dú)幕劇，獨(dú)幕話劇，獨(dú)景戲
play & memory printer演奏記憶打印器
play a blinder（比賽中）表現(xiàn)得特別精彩
play a lone hand表演不精彩
play a match比賽
play a musical instrument演奏
play a round賽一次
play according to plan按計(jì)劃走棋
play against the wind頂風(fēng)踢
play an exemplary role以身作則
play assist輔助演奏
play at one goal半場比賽
play back把球打回給對(duì)方
playback loudspeaker播音室揚(yáng)聲器
play ball開始比賽
play book劇本，腳本
play boy花花公子
play by instinct憑本能打
play by thought比賽中動(dòng)腦
play centre游戲中心
play chess下棋
play cricket打板球
play day比賽日
play deep后退防守，守場員移后防守
play doctor修改劇本其使適于上演的人
play down a severe slope擊中斜坡球
play ducks and drakes玩打水漂游戲
play equal attention to并重
play fairly公平地比賽，光明正大地比賽
play false弄虛作假
play favoritism and practise fraud徇私舞弊
play field球場
play football踢足球
play for an opening促使對(duì)方出漏洞的打法
play for side line邊線打法
play forward向后（前）打球
play foul比賽中犯規(guī)
play from slope斜面擊球 play games敷衍塞責(zé)
play ground體育場，運(yùn)動(dòng)場
play group游戲團(tuán)體
play groups幼兒游戲組
play hall比賽廳
play house劇場
play in bunt安打觸擊球，輕擊安打
play in the center爭奪中心
play in the finals參加決賽
play into each other’s hands鉤心斗角
play into the net打落網(wǎng)
play key播放鍵
play leader游戲指導(dǎo)員
play mate伙伴
play music奏樂
play of colours幻色
play of power權(quán)力游戲
play off a draw (match)加賽以決勝負(fù)
play off the ball無球活動(dòng)
play over one’s head得到預(yù)料不到的好成績
play pattern進(jìn)攻配合，進(jìn)攻方式，進(jìn)攻陣式
play period游戲期
play phase比賽片斷
play rough比賽時(shí)做粗野動(dòng)作
play safe打保險(xiǎn)球
play school游戲?qū)W校
play shallow近迫防守
play short shot into the wind風(fēng)中擊短球play short近迫防守，游擊手
play someone’s eyes觀察某人的視線而行動(dòng)
play stage游戲階段
play tall打球時(shí)抬高重心
play-the-ball rule比賽再開始的規(guī)則
play the game遵守比賽規(guī)則
play the like差一擊時(shí)擊球play the market操縱市場
play the odd擊數(shù)相同后擊球play theory游戲理論，游戲說
play therapy游戲治療
play thing玩物
play time課間休息時(shí)間
play tricks?；ㄕ?br/>play up severe slope擊中斜坡球
play way游戲方式
play with the wind順風(fēng)踢
play writing劇本創(chuàng)作
played out使筋疲力盡
playing a half volley擊反彈球
playing area比賽場地，比賽區(qū)
playing captain比賽隊(duì)長，場上隊(duì)長
playing cards紙牌，玩撲克
playing condition競技狀態(tài)
playing contingent一個(gè)隊(duì)中的運(yùn)動(dòng)員
playing course球場
playing court界內(nèi)場地，球場
playing field室外比賽場地，運(yùn)動(dòng)場
playing floor比賽球場
playing for medals錦標(biāo)主義
playing hooky逃學(xué)
playing manager隊(duì)員兼管理員
playing member參加比賽的隊(duì)員
playing on the swing蕩秋千
playing order比賽順序
playing out of thick rough把球擊出場上的障礙區(qū)
playing pool球場
playing position站位
playing rules比賽規(guī)則
playing space比賽場地面積
playing surface臺(tái)面
playing time實(shí)際比賽時(shí)間
playing uniform比賽服裝
playable adj.可演奏的
playact v.表演，裝扮
playactor n.演員
playback n.錄音重放，播放
playbill n.戲單，節(jié)目單
playbill[?pleibil]n. 節(jié)目單，海報(bào)
playbook n. 劇本，劇本集
playboy n.playdom n.戲劇界
playboy n. 尋歡作樂的女子，花花公子
Playboy（美國） 《花花公子》 （月刊）/playboy philosophy 花花公子哲 學(xué)
play-by-play adj.（尤指對(duì)體育比賽）詳細(xì)報(bào)道的 n. 比賽詳情
playclub n. 擊球桿
play-club 1號(hào)鐵頭球棒
playdate[?pleideit]n. 影片等的上映期
playday n. 非正式比賽
playdom n.戲劇界
playdown n. （平局后的）加時(shí)決賽
playmaker n.(籃球、曲棍球等)場上組織進(jìn)攻的隊(duì)員
player n.選手，球員，演奏者
player foul隊(duì)員技術(shù)犯規(guī)
player in possession獲得球的隊(duì)員
player in the box投手
player in uniform場上隊(duì)員
player movement隊(duì)員的場上移動(dòng)，跑動(dòng)
player off the ball丟球隊(duì)員
player without the ball無球隊(duì)員
player’s line跑壘員限制線
players in uniform上場隊(duì)員
players’bench 替補(bǔ)員席，運(yùn)動(dòng)員席
players’positions隊(duì)員方位
players’seat隊(duì)員席
playgoer n. 愛看戲的人
playground[?pleigraund]n.運(yùn)動(dòng)場，操場
playhouse n.劇場
playlet[?pleilit]n. 短劇，小戲
playmate n.伙伴
play-off n.最后決賽，加賽
polyphonic n. 復(fù) 音 鍵 盤
playscript[?pleiskript]n.劇本，劇本原稿
playsuit n.運(yùn)動(dòng)裝
playwright[?pleirait]n.編劇，劇作家
playwrite v.把…寫成劇本
playwriter n.劇作家
playwriting n.劇本創(chuàng)作，編寫劇本