【play音标】 英[pleɪ] 美[pleɪ]
【单词释义】 play是什么意思：
n.[U]玩耍；游戏；比赛；戏剧；赌博；[C]剧本
vt.&vi.玩；演奏；播放；演出；参加比赛
vt.扮演；担任，充当…的角色；演出；装扮
vi.玩耍，游戏；[游戏]参加游戏；赌博；闹着玩
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] plays [第三人称单数] plays
[单词现在分词] playing
[单词过去式] played
[单词过去分词] played
【play形近词/近似词】
stay v. 停留；逗留；坚持 n.停留；逗留
okay v.赞成或同意；批准
decay v.（使）腐烂，腐朽；衰败
anyway adv.无论如何；尽管
essay n.散文；随笔
【单词例句】
◇ Another famous story where Eros played an important part was the Argonautic expedition.
厄洛斯起了重大作用的另一个著名的故事是亚尔古英雄的远征。
---- Eros(Cupid)
◇ “Please come down here. Don't afraid of me. I'm a good wolf. I want to play with you, and the grass here is sweet and fresh.” the wolf says.
狼说：“请下来这里。不要害怕我，我是一只好狼，我想和你一起玩，这里的草又甜又新鲜。”
---- The Wolf and The Little Goat
◇ When they did not return the father grew impatient, and said, "They have forgotten what they went after because they were playing, those godless boys."
此时，父亲正心急火燎的地等着他们把水提来，见他们去了很久还没有回来，就说道：“他们一定是闹着玩把这事给忘了。”
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.
很久以前有一棵高大的苹果树。有一个小男孩每天都喜欢来到树旁玩耍。
---- A Boy and His Tree
◇ When did sport begin? If sport is, in essence, play, the claim might be made that sport is much older than humankind, for, as we all have observed, the beasts play.
体育运动开始于何时?如果体育运动的本质就是游戏的话，我们就可以宣称体育运动比人类古老，因为正如我们所观察到的，野兽也进行嬉戏。
---- The Origin of Sports
◇ Whatever the outcome,it is obvious that technology will play an increasing part in our everyday lives.Beyond technology,digital convergence embraces the services,industrial practices and social behavior that form modern society.
不管结果如何，技术将在我们日常生活中起着越来越重要的作用。除了技术，数字集成还包括服务、商业经营和构成现代社会的种种行为。
◇ As a result, we have a deeper connection to red than any other color on the spectrum and we react to it in certain ways that actually play to fast food companies' advantage.
因此，相较于其他颜色，人类和红色有着更深层的联系，而我们对红色的反应恰好能够被快餐公司利用。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ "In terms of weight loss, diet plays a much bigger role than exercise," University of Texas exercise scientist Philip Stanforth tells Business Insider.
得克萨斯州立大学的运动科学家菲利普·斯坦福斯说：“在减肥这方面，饮食比锻炼重要得多。”
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ After all, our kidneys and liver depend on water to get rid of toxins in our bodies, and water also plays a key role in maintaining skin's elasticity and suppleness. It's the cheapest moisturizer you'll find.
毕竟，我们的肾和肝依靠水来排除身体里的毒素，而且水对于保持皮肤的弹性和柔软也起到了关键作用。水是你能找到的最便宜的润肤品。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ Four office workers were asked to transcribe two 600-word sets of song lyrics. The first set was transcribed with no music playing, while the other was completed with classical music playing in the background.
四名办公室职员被要求抄写两套600字的歌词，第一套是在没有音乐播放的情况下抄写的，而另一套则是在播放古典音乐的背景下完成的。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity