"play upon" 怎么发音
expression
ˈpɫeɪ/ /əˈpɑn
PLAY uh-PAHN
plˈeɪ/ /əpˈɒn
play uh-PON
释义
To use something, such as an emotion, idea, or word, for your own advantage, often by manipulating it. This phrase can also mean to make a joke using a word's double meaning.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɫeɪ/ /əˈpɑn
英式英语
plˈeɪ/ /əpˈɒn
简化发音
美式
PLAY uh-PAHN
英式
play uh-PON
语境中听
Politicians often play upon people's hopes and fears.
He loves to play upon words and make puns.
Advertisements sometimes play upon our emotions to make us buy things.
That comedian loves to play upon words—he always has a clever pun ready.