"play upon" in Chinese (Simplified)
利用玩弄（情感、双关语）
Definition
利用某种情感、想法或词语为自己谋利，通常带有操控意味。也可以指利用词语的双关语开玩笑。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
偏正式表达，多用于心理操控（如“play upon someone's fears”）或双关语。不同于“play”的普通用法，常带有利用、操纵之意。
Examples
Politicians often play upon people's hopes and fears.
政客经常**利用**人们的希望和恐惧。
He loves to play upon words and make puns.
他喜欢**玩弄**词语，制造双关语。
Advertisements sometimes play upon our emotions to make us buy things.
广告有时会**利用**我们的情感让我们购物。
That comedian loves to play upon words—he always has a clever pun ready.
那个喜剧演员喜欢**玩弄**词语——他总能脱口而出双关语。
The commercial really played upon nostalgia to sell their product.
这个广告真的**利用**了怀旧情感来推销产品。
Don't let them play upon your guilt to get what they want.
别让他们**利用**你的内疚达到他们的目的。