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

• 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。
• 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。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• 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。
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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 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 want to play on the slide, joe?
  你想玩滑梯吗，乔？
• I want you to play on this team, willie.
  我想让你加入球队威利。
• 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。