"play ball" in Chinese (Traditional)
合作玩球
Definition
“Play ball” 指願意合作,和別人一起做事。字面意思也可以指玩球類遊戲,例如棒球。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
習語用來表示合作,多用於非正式場合、商業或談判。體育用語則是字面義。不要混淆比喻與字面意思。常見表達有 'refuse to play ball'(拒絕合作)。
Examples
Let’s play ball after school.
放學後我們一起**玩球**吧。
The team was ready to play ball when the coach arrived.
教練一來,隊員們就準備好**玩球**了。
If you play ball with us, we can finish faster.
如果你**合作**,我們可以更快完成。
Management won’t play ball unless we agree to their terms.
管理層不**合作**,除非我們同意他們的條件。
He refused to play ball with the reporters.
他拒絕跟記者們**合作**。
If everyone plays ball, we’ll get this done in no time.
只要大家都**合作**,我們很快就能完成。