含有“play”的俚语

E xpressions, phrases and idioms with Play
游戏中的表达、短语和习语
1. To play a role (in)
1.发挥作用，扮演角色
One of the most common uses of play is the phrase to play a role. This means that a person, thing, company, event, etc. had a part in something.
play最常用的用法之一是扮演角色。

这意味着一个人、一件事、一个公司、一件事等在某件事中占有一席之地。

In this phrase, the word role can be preceded by words that show how important this role was to whatever is being described. Common adjectives include important, major, key, crucial, significant, large, and vital.
在这个短语中，“play”一词的前面可以是表示这个角色对所描述的内容有多重要的词。

常用形容词包括重要的、主要的、关键的、关键的、重要的、大的和重要的。

All of these adjectives mean that the role played was very important –perhaps meaning that the result could not have been possible without the thing.
所有这些形容词都意味着所扮演的角色非常重要——也许意味着没有这件事，结果就不可能实现。

Examples
例子
Deciding to travel instead of going straight to college after high school played a major role in my life.
高中毕业后决定去旅行而不是直接去上大学，这在我的生活中起了很大的作用。

You might not think it if you don’t know how it works, but the secretary of the office actually plays a vital role in making almost all the decisions at this company.
如果你不知道它是如何运作的，你可能不会这样想，但是办公室秘书实际上在公司的几乎所有决策中扮演着至关重要的角色。

Ronald played a key role in helping the team win today.
罗纳德在帮助球队赢得今天的比赛中发挥了关键作用。

2. To play a part (in)
2.扮演一个角色
Playing a part is similar to playing a role. They both can be used to describe how something works.
扮演类似角色扮演的一部分。

他们的技术都可以用来描述工作如何进展。

The difference is that playing a role is usually used to describe someone or something that has a large role. Playing a part can also be more important, but if someone or something wasn’t important, they usually play a part, not a role.
不同的是，扮演一个角色通常被用来描述一个角色很大的人或事物。

扮演一个角色也可能更重要，但如果某人或某物不重要，他们通常扮演一个部分，而不是一个角色。

That means that adjectives that go before part can include small, insignificant, and fleeting, as well as those such as key and crucial.
这意味着在前面部分的形容词可以包括小的、不重要的和转瞬即逝的，以及那些诸如“关键的”和“重要的”的形容词。

Examples
例子
It’s good to make any kind of progress, but cutting coupons only plays a small part in helping you stay under budget.
取得任何进展都是好事，但削减优惠券在帮助你保持预算内的作用不大。

Bobby only played a fleeting part in working on the project, but he’s trying to take all the credit.
博比在这个项目的工作中只扮演了一个短暂的角色，但他正在努力获得所有的荣誉。

Sandra keeps saying she only played an insignificant part in the company’s success, but she is seriously downplaying how important she was.
桑德拉一直说她在公司的成功中只扮演了一个微不足道的角色，但她严重低估了自己的重要性。

3. Play your cards right
3.行为得体，办事得当
Playing your cards right is an idiom that comes from the various card games that are out there. It means that regardless what you have, you can win or be successful if you use your resources wisely.
Playing your cards right是一个成语，来自于各种各样的纸牌游戏。

这意味着，无论你拥有什么，如果你明智地使用你的资源，你都可以赢得或成功。

It can also mean behaving appropriately. This expression can be used in any situation.
这也意味着行为得体。

这个表达式可以在任何情况下使用。

Examples
例子
If you play your cards right, we might be able to turn this in to a $10 million investment.
如果你做得对，我们可能会把它变成1000万美元的投资。

If you play your cards right, I will buy you a chocolate bar when we leave the store.
如果你办事得当，我们离开商店时我会给你买一块巧克力。

I didn’t think it was possible but I was able to get a
well-paying job and ace my classes when I played my cards right!
我认为这是不可能的，但当我行为得体时我能够得到一份高薪的工作！。