Playing Meaning in English

word · lemma: play

US

/ˈpɫeɪɪŋ/

PLAY-ing

UK

/plˈeɪɪŋ/

PLAY-ing

释义

The act of doing something for fun, such as a game, a sport, an instrument, or acting in a role.

用法与细微差别

Used for games, sports, musical instruments, or acting roles. Common collocations: 'playing soccer', 'playing the piano', 'playing a character'. Don't use for 'playing' a movie or video — use 'watching' instead.

• Spanish: jugando - tocando (instrumento) - interpretando (papel)
• Portuguese (BR): jogando - brincando - tocando (instrumento) - atuando (papel)
• Portuguese (PT): a jogar - a brincar - a tocar (instrumento) - a desempenhar (papel)
• Chinese (Simplified): 玩 - 演奏（乐器） - 扮演（角色）
• Chinese (Traditional): 玩 - 演奏（樂器） - 扮演（角色）
• Hindi: खेलना - (वाद्य) बजाना - (भूमिका) निभाना
• Arabic: يلعب - يعزف (آلة موسيقية) - يؤدي (دور)
• Bengali: খেলা - বাজানো - অভিনয় করা
• Russian: игра - исполнение (роли) - игра (на инструменте)
• Japanese: 遊ぶ - 演奏する - 演じる
• Vietnamese: chơi
• Korean: 놀기 - 연주하기 - 연기하기
• Turkish: oynamak - çalmak (enstrüman) - rol almak
• Urdu: کھیلنا - بجانا - اداکاری کرنا
• Indonesian: bermain

例句

The children are playing in the garden.

basic

She is playing the piano.

basic

Are you playing football this weekend?

basic

I've been playing video games all night.

natural

They're always playing tricks on each other at work.

natural

He's playing the villain in this new movie.

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