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词汇 play up
释义
Idiom
play someone or something up
Theme: PROMOTION
to make someone or something seem to be more important.
The director tried to play Ann up, but she was not really a star.Try to play up the good qualities of our product.
Idiom
play upplay up (something)
to make something more easily noticed.
The report plays up the benefits of the plan but doesn't say much about the costs.Instead of being defeated by her cancer treatment, she played it up, even showing off her bald head at work.
Usage notes: often something is played up in order to gain an advantage

Phr V
play up
plays, playing, played
play (sb) up
British & Australian slightly informal if a part of your body plays up or plays you up, it causes you painusually in continuous tenses
My stomach was playing up after all that fatty food.His knee's been playing him up again.
play up
British & Australian slightly informal if someone, especially a child, plays up, they behave badly
If the children start playing up, just send them out to the park.
British & Australian slightly informal if a machine or part of a machine plays up, it does not work as it shouldusually in continuous tenses
My car's been playing up again.
play up sth
to emphasize something, especially a quality, and make it seem more important than it really is
It's said that he plays up his working-class background in order to broaden his appeal.
phraseplay up1. play up sthplay sth up to emphasize a quality or a fact, in order to attract people's attention to it or to make it seem more important than it really is: When applying for a job, it's a good idea to play up your strong points in the opening paragraph. The newspapers would certainly play it up big - the murder of an American on the Appian Way. OPPOSITE: play down2. play upplay sb up not passive, usually progressive BrE informal if a part of your body plays up or plays you up, it causes you pain or trouble: Lawton's stomach was beginning to play him up. Bertie had given up alcohol because his heart was playing up.3. play up usually progressive BrE informal if a machine, an electrical system etc plays up, it is not working as well as it should: Is it all right if I borrow your car - My Renault's been playing up a bit recently. Nothing happened when I turned on the light - this was not a good time for the electrics to be playing up.4. play upplay sb upplay up sb BrE informal if children play up, or play someone up, they behave badly and cause trouble for the adult they are with, especially deliberately as a way of having fun: Some of the boys in our class really played up - especially when a teacher was new. Playing the teacher up was considered a normal part of school.

play up

To emphasize, exaggerate, or bolster the importance or remarkability of something, perhaps while or as a means of ignoring or downplaying other things. A noun or pronoun can be used between "play" and "up." Everyone plays the film up as this timeless, flawless classic, but I've always thought it to just be a confusing mess. Naturally, the government is playing up the benefits the region has seen since their involvement, failing to mention the massive numbers of civilian casualties that resulted from the effort.

play someone or something up

to make someone or something seem to be more important. The director tried to play Ann up, but she was not really a star. Try to play up the good qualities of our product.

play something up

to emphasize something; to be a booster of something. The press played the scandal up so much that everyone became bored with it. They really played up the scandal.

play up

Emphasize or publicize, as in In the press interview, the coach played up the importance of having a strong defense. [c. 1900] Also see play down; play up to.

play up

v.
To emphasize something or the importance of something in order to make a better impression: The newspaper played up the scandal in order to excite its readers. Your experience with computers is your strongest qualification, so be sure to play that up in the interview.
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