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

• The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.
  那个新学生依然无所适从，他还不知道同学们彼此间玩的什么把戏。
• Do you like to play on the sands?
  你喜欢在沙滩上玩吗？
• The only thing we can do is play on the one stage we have.
  我们唯一能做的就是扮好自己的角色。
• And they will play on your big screen.
  视频就会在大屏幕的电视上播放。
• 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。
• Don't play on your partner's emotions.
  不要玩弄你伴侣的情感。
• I will play on a beach again!
  我又可以在海边玩了！
• I want to play on a sunny day.
  我想在阳光下尽情玩耍。
• 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。
• 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。