vi.

1. 玩耍；游戏；戏弄；玩弄[（+with）]
   Children like to play.

   孩子们喜欢玩。

2. 演奏；弹奏；吹奏；放音[（+on/for/to）]
   The organ is playing.

   风琴在奏鸣。

3. 参加竞赛；赌博[（+for/against）]
4. 表演；上演[Q]
   She plays at the National Theatre tonight.

   今晚她在国家大戏院演出。

5. 假装[L]
6. （轻快地）活动，移动；晃动；摇曳[Q]

vt.

1. 演奏；播放（唱片等）[O1]
   Play us your favorite record.

   请把你最喜欢的唱片放给我们听听。

2. 同……比赛；玩（游戏等）；打（球）；踢（球）；打（牌）；下（棋）
   He plays golf nearly every weekend.

   他差不多每个周末都打高尔夫球。

   The children were playing doctors and nurses.

   孩子们在玩医生与护士的游戏。

3. 开（玩笑）；玩弄[（+on）]
4. 扮演（角色）；上演（戏剧）
   I am to play Juliet.

   我将演朱丽叶。

5. 【口】对付[O]
6. 发射；喷射；摇晃；挥舞
7. 赌，对……下赌注

n.

1. 游戏；玩耍[U]
   All work and no play is no fun.

   只工作，不娱乐，不会使人开心。

2. 戏剧；剧本[C]
   How did you enjoy the TV play?

   你喜欢那个电视剧吗？

3. 竞赛，比赛；赌博[U]
4. 活动，运动；运转；发挥[U]
5. （光等）闪动；晃动；（表情等）变化[U]

v.

1. engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose.
   ▸amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence.
   ▸ (play with) treat inconsiderately for one's own amusement:

   she likes to play with people's emotions.
   ▸tamper with something so as to damage it:

   has somebody been playing with these taps?
2. take part in (a sport or contest).
   ▸compete against.
   ▸take a specified position in a sports team:

   he played in goal.
   ▸strike (a ball) or execute (a stroke).
   ▸move (a piece) or display (a playing card) in one's turn in a game.
   ▸bet or gamble at or on.
3. informal be cooperative.
4. represent (a character) in a play or film.
   ▸give a performance at (a particular venue).
   ▸pretend to be:

   the skipper played the innocent.
   ▸ (play someone for) treat someone as being of (a specified type):

   don't imagine you can play me for a fool.
5. perform on or have the skill to perform on (a musical instrument).
   ▸produce (notes) from a musical instrument; perform (a piece of music).
   ▸make (a record player, radio, etc.) produce sounds.
6. move lightly and quickly; flicker:
   a smile played about her lips.
7. allow (a fish) to exhaust itself on a line before reeling it in.

n.

1. games and other activities engaged in for enjoyment, especially by children.
   ▸behaviour or speech that is not intended seriously.
2. the progress of a sporting match.
   ▸the status of the ball in a game as being available to be played according to the rules:

   the ball was put in play.
   ▸a move or manoeuvre in a sport or game.
3. the state of being active, operative, or effective:
   luck comes into play.
4. a dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast.
5. the ability or freedom of movement in a mechanism.
6. light and constantly changing movement.
7. archaic gambling.