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第三人称
plays at
现在进行时
playing at
过去式
played at
过去完成时
played at
1
玩着做, 假装
to do something in an unserious manner and without dedication
及物动词
- She's playing at writing her book, starting and stopping sporadically without a clear plan.
她在玩着写她的书，没有明确的计划，时而开始时而停止。
- He's not genuinely interested in becoming a chef; he's just playing at it for now.
他并不是真的对成为厨师感兴趣；他现在只是在玩票。
- They claim to be a professional band, but from their performance, it seemed they were merely playing at being musicians.
他们声称是一支专业乐队，但从他们的表现来看，他们似乎只是在假装音乐家。
- You can't just play at running a business; it requires dedication and hard work.
你不能只是玩玩经营企业；这需要奉献和辛勤工作。
- I don't think he's serious about his fitness goals; he's just playing at going to the gym.
我不认为他对自己的健身目标是认真的；他只是装模作样去健身房。
2
玩在, 她在搞什么
to express confusion or annoyance about someone's actions, often implying that their motives or intentions are unclear or not genuine
及物动词
- She left without any explanation.What does she think she's playing at?
她没有任何解释就离开了。她以为她在玩什么？
- He gave a vague reply and then went silent.Seriously, what's he playing at?
他给出了一个模糊的答复，然后沉默了。说真的，他在玩什么把戏？
- I don't know what she's playing at by flirting with him one minute and ignoring him the next.
我不知道她一会儿和他调情，一会儿又无视他，到底在玩什么把戏。
3
扮演, 假装
to pretend to be a different person or take on a different character role while playing a game
及物动词
- They used to play at being superheroes in the backyard, creating their own imaginative adventures.
他们过去常常在后院扮演超级英雄，创造他们自己富有想象力的冒险。
- During the school play, she got to play at being a queen, wearing a crown and sitting on a makeshift throne.
在学校戏剧表演期间，她得以扮演女王，戴着王冠，坐在临时制作的宝座上。
- As a fun exercise, the teacher had students play at being world leaders, discussing global issues in a mock United Nations session.
作为一个有趣的练习，老师让学生们扮演世界领导人，在模拟联合国会议上讨论全球问题。
- The children were playing at being pirates, complete with eye patches and pretend swords.
孩子们扮演海盗玩耍，戴着海盗眼罩和假剑。
- The game allowed players to play at being ancient rulers, making decisions that would shape the course of history.
游戏允许玩家扮演古代统治者，做出将塑造历史进程的决定。