"play ball with" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 配合
• 合作

Definition

与某人合作，尤其是在需要达成某事时。通常指为了获得想要的东西而同意别人的要求。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式的习语，常用于谈判、请求合作时。不是指真正打球。常见的说法还有“refuse to play ball”，即“拒绝合作”。

Examples

We need everyone to play ball with us to finish this project.

我们需要大家**配合**我们完成这个项目。

If you don't play ball with the team, we can't succeed.

如果你不**配合**团队，我们无法成功。

The boss hopes the new partner will play ball with us.

老板希望新合伙人能**配合**我们。

They promised to lower the prices if we play ball with them.

他们答应只要我们**配合**，就会降价。

I tried to get them to play ball with me, but they just wouldn't budge.

我试图让他们**配合我**，但他们就是不答应。

Let's just play ball with their ideas for now and see what happens.

我们先**配合**他们的想法，看看会怎么样。