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

• 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。
• 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。
• We swim in the sea and play on the beach.
  我们在海里游泳，在沙滩上玩耍。
• 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。
• You must go and see that new play on broadway.
  你得去百老汇看那场新戏。
• 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。
• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• 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！
• Can we play on saturday?
  那我们星期六可以一起玩吗？
• 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。