كيف تنطق "play the field"

expression

US

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfiɫd

PLAY-thuh-feeld

UK

plˈeɪ/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈiːld

play-thuh-feeld

التعريف

To date or be romantically involved with several people at the same time without committing to one person. The phrase can also be used more generally to mean not limiting oneself to one option.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfiɫd

الإنجليزية البريطانية

plˈeɪ/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈiːld

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

PLAY-thuh-feeld

بريطاني

play-thuh-feeld

استمع في السياق

He likes to play the field before settling down.

Some people want to play the field in their twenties.

Sarah decided to play the field instead of having a boyfriend.

I’m not looking for anything serious right now—I just want to play the field.