كيف تنطق "play one against another"

expression

PLAY wun uh-GAYNST uh-NUH-thur

play WON uh-GENST uh-NUH-thuh

التعريف

To try to gain an advantage by encouraging people or groups to compete or argue with each other, usually by manipulating information or loyalties.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈwən/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst/ /əˈnəðɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

plˈeɪ/ /wˈɒn/ /ɐɡˈɛnst/ /ɐnˈʌðɐ

أمريكي

PLAY wun uh-GAYNST uh-NUH-thur

بريطاني

play WON uh-GENST uh-NUH-thuh

She tried to play one against another to get what she wanted.

It is wrong to play one against another among friends.

Some politicians play one community against another to gain votes.

Don’t let your boss play you against another coworker for a promotion.