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

• 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。
• 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 can play on this level. I got some game.
  “我能在这个层面上发挥，我有比赛要参加了”。
• 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。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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。
• 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 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。
• I'm sorry, senator, I only play on the open sea.
  对不起，议员，我只在海上演奏。
• 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。