"played out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 用盡
• 陳舊
• 展開（情形）

Definition

“Played out”可以指某事已經用盡或不再有趣，也可以描述一個情況是如何發展與結束的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式；通常用來形容流行語、想法已經過時。作動詞片語時，也可描述事情的發展過程。一般不用於物品，多用於概念或情境。

Examples

That joke is played out now.

那個笑話現在已經**用盡**了。

The trend has played out and people moved on.

這種潮流已經**用盡**，大家都不再關注了。

Let’s see how the match plays out.

讓我們看看比賽會如何**展開**。

The whole mystery really played out over just one evening.

整個謎團實際上只在一個晚上就**展開**了。

By the end of the year, the story had completely played out.

到年底時，這個故事已經完全**結束**了。

His excuses are just played out—no one believes them anymore.

他的藉口已經**毫無新意**了，沒人再相信。